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TIL: Town planning was an Olympic event up until 1948
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TIL that laser canons which "work just like a laser pointer" in operation by the US Navy can shoot down drones silently and instantly, and precisely aim (and burn) enemy ship's engine
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TIL that both scholars of antiquity and religion agree that a historical Jesus existed. They also hold the baptism of Jesus and his crucifixion were real events.
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TIL that in 1983, the Soviet Union shot down a commercial Korean flight (departing via Anchorage) when it drifted in Russian airspace. As a result, President Reagan declassified a secret U.S. military system to aid international flight tracking. Today this system is known as GPS.
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TIL That Probably one of the most 'alien-like' species, the ribbon worm spits a living, tree-like proboscis to hunt it prey
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TIL the Stenonychosaurus had a large brain, stereoscopic vision and ~thumbs.