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TIL in 2002 the US military conducted an elaborate $250mil war game against a retired USMC Lt Gen who employed unconventional tactics like motorcycle messengers and suicide bombers, inflicting “the worst naval disaster since Pearl Harbor” and resulted in the exercise being restarted with a handicap.

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gM054 TIL that the moon has uneven gravitation as there are locations of large, dense regions called mass concentrations, or mascons, which are characterized by strong gravitational pull
KYRgG TIL that Hungarians originally wrote their language using a system of runes appearing similar to runes once used in Germanic languages. The runes fell out of use after the Christianization of Hungary under Stephen I but have seen some revival in modern times.
Y76Ox TIL of Robert Moses, never elected to office, held up to 12 titles at once, including NYC Parks Commissioner. He transformed New York with projects like Jones Beach, the NY State Parkway System, and the Triborough Bridge, influencing city development nationwide.
R4Gw TIL In 1906, after 2 years of digging the Hudson River Tunnel, workers for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company connected Manhattan’s West Side with Weehawken, NJ. They met in the middle of the Hudson, completing the tunnel, and the two ends were only off by 1/16 of an inch.
NWwb TIL the kid that played Jack in Hook and “Kid” in Dick Tracy (Charlie Korsmo) quit acting, got a degree in physics from MIT, graduated from Yale Law, passed the Bar, became a lawyer, and is currently teaching law at Case Western.