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TIL that adultery is illegal in the U.S. military.

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ne7LW TIL at least 15 species and genera have been named in Sir David Attenborough's honour. In 2018, a new species of phytoplankton was named after the Blue Planet documentary, which Attenborough narrated.
X7GD TIL of the “Demon Core,” a plutonium sphere that killed scientists on TWO separate occasions
epvEE TIL an American cyclist covered 4,707 km (2,925 mi) to create the 'world's largest GPS drawing by bicycle' in memory of her dog, Slinky. Kristy Bellmer started the 2-month journey on Slinky's birthday. Beginning & ending in Amsterdam, she went through Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany & Czechia.
DQDoY TIL Neil Diamond was a member of the 1960 NCAA men's championship fencing team.
Oo8Ee TIL The US Department of Defense created a supercomputer using 1,760 PS3 consoles. Compared to other supercompuing systems at the time, it cost 90-95% less to build and required only one tenth of the power to operate