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TIL that NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is the tallest one-story building in the world and is large enough (volume four times of Empire State Building) that rain clouds have been known to form inside.

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7rl8P TIL The Gyrojet was a family of firearms that fired tiny rockets called Microjets. In theory the rockets accelerate over a distance making them non-fatal at close range and fatal at greater distances.
E1XBx TIL Ginkgo Trees have been found to exhibit Radioprotective tendencies, and are currently being researched for their ability to mitigate the harmful effects of radiation.
XVmj TIL Studio Ghibli adopted a strict ‘no edits’ policy after a disastrous 1985 dub of Nausica of the Valley of the Winds. On hearing Miramax would later try editing Princess Mononoke to make it more marketable, Studio Ghibli sent an authentic katana with a simple message: “No cuts”.
ANwdo TIL the Japanese words 青 (ao) and 青い (aoi) can refer to either blue or green depending on the situation.
VBKyQ Today I learned about the battle of Wabash, aka the battle of a thousand slain, considered one of the worst defeats in US military history in which 1400 Army troops faced 1100 Native Americans resulting in 21 Native American deaths and almost 700 American deaths