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TIL the Pentagon launched up to 25 unmanned, high-altitude, solar-powered, mass surveillance balloons over the US in 2019

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OobgY TIL we went from Trentino to Quarantino as cities extended the isolation period of illness from 30 to 40 days. [Trentine means 30 days isolation. Quarantine means 40 days isolation.]
VjEZ TIL of the Marmite Crisis (Marmageddon) of 2012-13 in New Zealand. After a cooling tower at the only factory broke down, Marmite was dubbed “Black Gold”. Value of jars increased to over NZ$800 on auction sites.
PY06n TIL that peanut buter was first mentioned by the Incas and the Aztecs and not invented by George Washington Carver.
d84bE TIL Lobster used to be considered low quality food, that it was eaten by the poor, and was served in prisons to the inmates.
5Y4v9 TIL that The Sopranos and Goodfellas shared 27 different actors