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TIL that the Soviet Union tried to calm down the Vietnam War
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TIL the rocket booster from the "Four Inch Flight" is on display at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.
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TIL that two dim stars from the Big Dipper served as an ancient eye test. If you had lived in the time of the early Romans and could see them, you would have been eligible to be an archer in the Roman army.
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TIL that 80% of the Tor Project’s budget comes from the US Government
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TIL that Joseph Stalin had a secret lab that analyzed the poop of foreign leaders in order to build their psychological profiles and even reportedly refused an agreement with China’s Mao Zedong after reading an analysis of his poo
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TIL sully landed the miracle on the Hudson plane purposely near boats to facilitate rescue. The boats arrived within minutes to rescue passengers.