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TIL of a top secret US Cold War project "Iceworm" to build nuclear missile sites under the Greenland ice sheet. Abandoned due to ice instability it was assumed the chemical and radioactive waste would remain under the ice forever. It's now predicted this waste will re-enter the environment in 2100.

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v0d4 TIL Larry King crashed into John F. Kennedy’s car in 1958. John F. Kennedy said he’d forget the whole thing if King promised to vote for him when he ran for president.
Eg4aP TIL Birds can eat rice safely, they don't explode and die. It was a 1996 urban legend that has been spread every wedding season.
R5ppa TIL that "Tiramisu" means "pick me up" or "lift me up" in Italian, likely referring to the dessert's caffeine content from coffee or espresso.
MejAW TIL that a jury of 12 black and 12 white men was recruited by United States Circuit Court in preparation for the trial of Jefferson Davis the president of the Confederation. In the end no trials took place, one reason being that if lost the decision could validate that secession was constitutional.
j5bn Til that a pregnant 20 year old women has a 1 in 2000 chance of her baby having Down syndrome, a 45 year old woman 1 in 30, a 49 year old 1 in 10.