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TIL: TSA must let musical instruments on as carry on thanks to lobbying from musician organizations.

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p8Ox8 TIL of the Schwerer Gustav, a German railway gun used against allied forces in WWII. It took a crew of 2000 men to lay track and to operate. Weighing in at over 1,300 tons and firing a 15000 lb shell, it is the largest gun ever used in combat.
4kXe6 TIL that centipede venom contains over 500 different compounds, many of which show evidence of potent antimicrobial and anticancer properties.
KRnJ TIL It is illegal to use native bird species for commercial purposes, and that is why in Hollywood movies birds are often “wrong” species.
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