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TIL about Project Mohole, a failed attempt in the 1960s to drill all the way through the Earth’s crust to reach the mantle

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OZQX TIL “Not labeled for individual sale” means the package does not have the proper nutritional labeling requirements NOT that it is illegal to be sold individually
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