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TIL Lockheed Martin once planned a 6000 tonne nuclear powered aircraft transport which would carry and deploy fighter jets.

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b9X7j TIL that Simón Bolívar, the great liberator of South America, was nicknamed 'iron butt' (culo de hierro) for his "endurance on horseback." Old 'iron butt' would go on to free Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Panamá from Spanish control in the 1800s.
Lka0 TIL that in March 2012, a U.S. soldier (SPC Dennis Weichel) saved an Afghani boy by jumping in front of a moving truck to push the boy out of the way. He was struck by the truck instead and died of his injuries.
EVgx TIL there is a plant that is able to simultaneously produce both tomatoes and potatoes, cleverly named the “Ketchup ‘n’ Fries” plant
d8PEd TIL In 2015, a theater was filled with children to see the Pixar movie, Inside Out. However, the cinema accidentally played horror film Insidious 3. They got mixed up due to names being shortened to INSIDE and INSID3.
yD9J TIL The top 3 highest paid persons on the Department of Defense payroll are the Football Coaches of the 3 Military Academies.