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TIL Raymond Loewy, famed for his design of the Coca-Cola bottle among other work, helped design Skylab. He did so with a few principles in mind: eight hours of daily solitude, meals facing each other, and smooth partitions

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VBRep TIL in 897, the Cadaver Synod saw Pope Stephen VI dig up predecessor Pope Formosus, put his corpse on trial for crimes including perjury, and posthumously desecrate his body after a guilty verdict.
oB7YR TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
4kMka TIL that the most expensive video game to develop is Genshin Impact with a total budget of 700 million dollars. 100 million went to the initial costs, and 200 million for the annual ongoing development as of 2024.
p8XY4 TIL that over 2000 tons of unexploded ammunition are found in Germany each year
QJR5E TIL of an organization in Belgium training giant rats (nicknamed "HeroRATs") to sniff out landmines in countries where explosive remnants of war pose a large threat to communities. The rats are extremely effective, outperforming both metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs.