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TIL In the late 1950s, a top secret United States Air Force project known as Project A119 (A Study For Lunar Research Flights) aimed to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon

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gMNkD TIL about how in 2008 during the macy's thankgiving day parade, during the final performance of the "foster's home for imaginary friends" float the pre-planned musical number, the music was cut, only for Rick Asltey to come out and perform "Never Gonna Give You Up" live
ANYna TIL that Japan is working on wooden satellites that can cleanly burn up without leaving debris when they re-enter the atmosphere.
R5Mb1 TIL East Pyongyang No.1 Middle School in North Korea has taught a "Mao Zedong class" since 1959, where students learn Chinese language and songs. It has exchange programs with its sister school in Beijing which offers a "Kim Il-sung class"
xVR0b TIL Gladiatrix are the female equivalent of the gladiator of ancient Rome and they were almost certainly considered an exotic rarity by their audiences.
9wwKm TIL Waggoner Ranch, a 525,000 acre, 800 square mile ranch in North Texas, went up for sale for $725 million and sold for an undisclosed amount to billionaire Stan Kroenke in 2016, making it the largest sale amount ever offered for an American ranch.