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TIL a treasure chest worth millions of dollars was hidden in the Rocky Mountains 10 years ago

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5YMJB TIL the worlds biggest airplane by wingspan is the Stratolaunch. The twin-fusalage aircraft with a wingspan of 385ft will serve as an airborne rocket launching pad capable of holding a 550,000 pound payload such as the Pegasus XL rocket and launch it into low earth orbit during flight.
a8g1J TIL that the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, leads a Romani working group focused on promoting Gypsy inclusion in Europe.
5m4D TIL that coffee makes the end of your intestine start contracting, like your prepping for poop even if you have none. That why so many people want to poop after!
e0YQ5 TIL in 1974, drinkers in a British pub were bemoaning the fact that the UK didn't produce world champions, so they invented a sport that no one else knew about: toe wrestling. In 1976, a Canadian visitor competed and won, so with the point of the sport gone, the "World Championship" was discontinued
BrKML TIL about the "Order of The Wheel" a not so secret society devoted to Mr. Trash Wheel, a waterwheel that picks up river debris in Baltimore, Maryland. The order, funded by the EPA, promotes grass roots environmental action.