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TIL of "Looking Glass", a 24 hour a day US military operation that lasted for 29 years

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4XYA5 TIL about Hisashi Ouchi who was kept alive for 83 days against his will, after being exposed to radiation.
mxOyP TIL in July 2000, Turner Classic Movies aired The Wizard of Oz with the option of listening to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon on a separate audio feed.
ryr4 TIL Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger” was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”.
oRJVr TIL the church in Rome began formally celebrating Christmas on December 25 in 336, during the reign of the emperor Constantine. However, Christmas did not become a major Christian festival until the 9th century
18yV TIL that before trees were common, Earth Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms