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TIL about the Minnesota project. In WWII 36 conscientious objectors semi-starved to gain insights into its effects

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JYbkm TIL of a failed 1996 space rocket launch that flew directly into a village and China tried to cover up
mKBp TIL that rabbits were first domesticated by French monks because they believed that newborn rabbits were fish and therefore their flesh could be eaten during Lent
v1v94 TIL Christa McAuliffe was gifted with a $1 million life insurance policy a week before the Challenger disaster in honor of her being the first teacher in space.
grwND TIL that personal ovens were generally outlawed in medieval France, and commoners were compelled to use communal ovens, for a fee, to bake things like bread.
ovjr TIL Larry David, creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, has a net worth of $800 million, making him one of the richest men in TV history.