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TIL that lobsters were once considered the poor man's chicken. In the 18th and 19th centuries, lobsters were so abundant along the northeastern coast of North America that they were often fed to prisoners, apprentices, and servants multiple times a week.

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epWQb TIL when you sing "Home, home on the range. Where the deer and the antelope play," there are no antelope in the USA.
6EGLW TIL that the Tarantula Nebula, a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud over 160,000 light years distant, contains the most luminous known star. The nebula’s luminosity is so great that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, the Tarantula Nebula would cast shadows on the ground.
LOWP TIL that Israel is the smallest country with indigenous launch capabilities.
D6rg TIL that a failed coup lead by pilots of King’s Hassan II of Morocco attacked his Boeing 727 jetliner using four Northrop F-5 jets. Damaging the fuselage, the king himself grabbed the radio and shouted “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!” Fooling the rebel pilots to break off their attack.
Y7JXv TIL in 1857-58 the US tested camels for military use. While crossing the Mojave desert Native Americans attacked. The camel driver pulled his Scimitar and charged yelling "Bismiallah." Never having seen a camel before the Indians fled in terror thinking it was a desert demon.