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TIL honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil

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v1D84 TIL that out of more than 100 billion people who have lived and died on earth, only 24 have the first hand experience of seeing full circle of earth from space.
16ag7 TIL that before the Second World War, one reason solders were given anti-tank rifles was to preserve the morale of infantry during a tank assault.
wLwYo TIL that Genoa airport in Italy makes one exception to the 3 ounces of liquid rule - for pesto, which goes through a special pesto scanner.
KOEmR TIL that Manta Rays have shown evidence of being sapient/self-aware and are the smartest fish in the ocean outside of dolphins
Gpa5 TIL there are only two places in the world where civilians are legally allowed to drive and fire tanks and one of them is in Minnesota.