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AwBl TIL there is a highway in space called The Interplanetary Superhighway. It was mapped out by NASA scientists to send probes around the solar system with the least resistance using gravity.
b90y7 TIL when a painting was stolen from the Museum of Bad Art, the museum initially offered a reward of $6.50 for its return. This was latter upped to $36.73. Ten years later, the thief contacted the museum and demanded a $5000 ransom for the painting. No ransom was paid, but it was returned anyway.
awaBL TIL in 1969, President Nixon proposed a minimum income for poor families known as the Family Assistance Plan (FAP). While it passed in the House, the proposal never made it out of the Senate committee.
wLmZ7 TIL that 'Greeble' is a name given to the texture applied to Sci-Fi spaceship models to make them appear more complex.
jNynM TIL the strawberry on the tomato pin cushion is filled with emery powder, an abrasive, to sharpen pins.