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TIL that US zip codes as we know it only started in the 60s

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0wQwj TIL a NASA-funded research project led to a dolphin being given LSD, and sexual encounters between the dolphin and the scientist
wLjR8 TIL that Peter Jackson spent the last few years working on a special technology which revives old B&W WW1 footage and is portraying it in full colour in his new movie "They Shall Not Grow Old". Jackson used authentic WW1 uniform and real weaponry which was used back then to create this restoration.
94Er TIL that in the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
D18Le TIL It is safe to eat RAW eggs in Japan due to a specially designed machine in order to test the eggs for bacteria.
gMD97 TIL there’s only one active pitcher (Bartolo Colon) in the top 1000 all time for complete games, and he’s in the 997th spot.