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TIL in my cyber security class that tracking pizza deliveries to the Pentagon could reveal classified information:0 Apparently a sudden spike in late-night orders usually happens before a military operation or crisis.

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8dlL TIL that Earth used to be covered with giant mushrooms instead of trees.
78GKr TIL about Arnulf Fuhrmann, who planned to make Uruguay and Argentina Nazi colonies but failed
Wg5Y TIL a Russian nuclear submarine had its electricity cut by the electricity company at a naval base due to unpaid bills. The submarine’s cooling system stopped working and the reactor came close to meltdown
Oo6k1 TIL that Whitesnake changed the word "hobo" to "drifter" in the re-recording of "Here I Go Again" to ensure that it would not be misheard as "homo".
9w7wr TIL about the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist," a crime where thieves stole nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup valued at about $18 million from a Quebec warehouse between 2011 and 2012.