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

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woNJ6 TIL that, following the success of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq's "most wanted" playing cards, the US Department of Defense printed "Archaeology Awareness" playing cards. They were intended to educate soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan about the importance of protecting archaeological sites.
mx0aP TIL that if the Royal Standard flag is raised above the Buckingham Palace, it means the Queen is home. However, if the Union Jack is raised instead, it means the Queen is somewhere else.
R58Aw TIL that humans have been creating cave paintings for at least 45,500 years
LkLjv TIL of the MIT Blackjack Team - a group of students from MIT and other leading colleges that used card counting techniques to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide
Rro9 TIL in Japanese myth there’s a creature called the Ashiaraiyashiki. It is a giant, unwashed foot that appears before you and demands to be washed. If you don’t wash it, it will rampage through your house.