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TIL the Aztecs once fed 200K people in inarable swampy land by creating floating gardens they farmed extensively

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vWAK TIL that the guy who was arrested for shooting down a $1800 drone that was hovering over his sunbathing daughter, later had charges dismissed, and later suits denied.
VM4BB TIL Dwayne Johnson’s First Acting Role was on ‘That 70’s Show’ in which he Played his Real-Life Father, Rocky Johnson
1ZEW TIL Burger King has a ‘BK Crown Gold Card’ which it gives out to celebrities. It is good for a lifetime of free food at any Burger King location.
K8x4 TIL in 1958 a Cessna was flown continually for over two months, refueled via truck matching its speed on a desert highway
PYGrG TIL a California HS teacher designed an experiment/demonstration to explain how the German population could accept the actions of the Nazi regime during WWII. It lasted 5 days and grew from just his class of 30 to over 200 students.