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TIL the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is the world's largest producer of lentils; Canada produces 33% of the world total (and Saskatchewan has over 95% of the national total); the next country is India with 25% of the global production

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6901W TIL the original Apollo 11 guidance computer (AGC) source code for Command Module (Comanche055) and Lunar Module (Luminary099) is available on Github.
adpA TIL of a mysterious unsolved murder where two dead men were found wearing lead masks and suits next to a notebook that said “Be at the place arranged at 16.30. Take capsules at 18.30. After feeling the effects, protect half the face with lead masks. Await the agreed signal.”
kJkkg TIL, Judith Love Cohen,mother of Jack Black,was part of the team that created the Abort-Guidance System that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts.She was working on problems with schematics on the day she went into labor,called her boss to let him know she had fixed the problem, and then delivered Jack.
Zpljv TIL Walt Disney was a descendant of Robert d‘Isigny, a companion of William the Conqueror. The surname Disney originates as an anglicisation of d‘Isigny.
Brlbd TIL of the Strategic Defense Initiative, which was an anti-ballistic missile program, launched by Ronald Reagan in the 80's, that was intended to use lasers and satellites to shoot down nuclear missiles in space. Because of this, the program was commonly referred to as "Star Wars".