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TIL that during WW2, Japan launched Project Fugo, which sent hot air balloons to the U.S rigged with explosives. At the time, they were the longest ranged attacks in the history of warfare. However, they were largely ineffective due to weather, and caused only 6 deaths.

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WkvY4 TIL IMAX Movie platter weights 250kg (550lb).
epdlE TIL: Norodom Sihanouk was King of Cambodia twice (1941–1945, 1993–2004), Chief of State (1960–1970), President of the State Presidium (1975–1976), President of the Senate (1955–1956), and served as Prime Minister ten times between 1945 and 1962.
w1L1 TIL: The sequel to the original “101 Dalmatians” book involved an alien dog coming to earth and inviting all the Earth dogs back to his home planet to avoid human nuclear war.
9E7D TIL French preschools serve four-course lunches (including a cheese course) to educate them in taste and stimulate their senses
P6Ow TIL that in 2010, Haisong Jiang ran through the security gate of Newark Airport to give a goodbye kiss to his girlfriend. His actions prompted a 6-hour-long security closure of the airport, delaying over 100 flights and 1600 passengers. Mr. Jiang’s crime was declared a misdemeanor.