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TIL the Soviet Union had a functioning prototype laser pistol.

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GA7g TIL The Colgate toothpaste company tried to extend their brand by creating a line of frozen dinners. The idea remains today one of the worst product failures ever.
O5b7 TIL If a goose gets sick or is wounded while flying a couple of other geese may drop out of formation to help and protect him. They will try to stay with the disabled goose until he dies or is able to fly again.
69GwZ TIL a cashew nut grows as a fruit and the “nut” is actually a seed. The seed’s skin requires processing because it contains urushiol, a resin that causes skin irritation similar to poison ivy.
pLkZ TIL When the USA decommissions a nuclear submarine, the reactor compartment will end up in a special submarine graveyard. It’s an open trench meant to be visible for treaty verification by satellite.
OGJV1 TIL that plague doctor costumes actually provided some protection during the bubonic plague. The waxed robes prevented fleas from clinging to the wearer’s body.