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TIL There is a bizarre colony of displaced Ants living in an abandoned Polish nuclear weapons bunker

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R7Kv1 TIL The 1966 Lamborghini Miura was the first to feature the company’s famous “fighting bull” logo. It also went against Lamborghini’s wishes, as he believed cars should be made for relaxation and touring instead of speed like Ferrari’s machines.
aVyM TIL Microsoft tested cross platform play between the Xbox and PC platforms. It was cancelled when the Xbox players got crushed every time due to a mouse being more accurate and faster than a controller.
QJwwX TIL NATO dropped noise-making "floppy magnets" on Soviet subs to make them easier to track
PYZyG TIL that a survey shown 99% of women in prostitution were victims of violence, and they had more frequent injuries than people in occupations considered most dangerous, like mining, forestry and fire fighting
0d0Yj TIL that scientists weren't able to synthesize human growth hormone up until the mid 80s, so the hormone was extracted from the deceased.