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TIL Project A119 : a top-secret project to nuke the Moon

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jNQwj TIL that sprinters and long-distance runners rely on different aerobic processes to run and that Usain Bolt, the fastest person in the world, has never run a mile.
lLEr TIL that Fred Savage directed 19 of episodes of Its Always Sunny
oBvQo TIL When Alvin "tex" Johnston was told to "sell" Boeing's new 707 jet liner to a crowd of business men and reporters in 1955, he rolled the aircraft inverted in a 1 G maneuver called a barrel roll without the knowledge of the companies president.
7bl7 TIL that Harry Potter was born in 1980, making him 35 this year.
Z8Vb4 TIL that Charlie Chaplin was criticized because he did not volunteer during the First World War. Although he registered for the U.S. draft, he received thousands of white feathers and angry letters. It was later revealed that he was rejected because he was undersized and underweight.