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TIL America has spent $4 Trillion on the Iraq War

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MeODW TIL - After Apollo 11 landed they were immediately moved into a mobile quarantine facility for 88 hours to prevent the spread of “moon germs.” This process continued for Apollo 12 & 14 before the moon was proven to be barren of life.
ep9BJ TIL in 2011, students at Little Village Academy, a public school in Chicago, were prohibited from bringing their own lunch from home unless they had a medical excuse. The principal stated that the policy was intended to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices.
5YG4p TIL PornHub Plowed New Jersey and Boston streets for free during winter storm Stella.
d8jPr TIL about Doji Morita, a Japanese singer-songwriter in the 70s, who never shown her face or identity during her career as she always wore a wig and sunglasses. Until today, no one has ever seen her real face or known exactly who she was.
oRD9K TIL that 19th-century American lawyer Lysander Spooner created a private mail company to compete with the U.S. Post Office, which led to the government lowering its postal rates.