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TIL in 1958 the USAF planned to nuke the moon.

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0dryR TIL about Mehmet Ali Ağca. Dude murdered a journalist and shot Pope John Paul II, got released from prison, then went to the Vatican and asked to meet Pope Francis and write a book with Dan Brown.
Brgry TIL of Hyperloop, a new type of transportation using electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube to move people and freight up to 670 mph or 1080 kph.
aybN TIL that the victims of the Pompeii eruption had “perfect teeth” - linked to both a healthy diet and high levels of fluorine in the air and water near the volcano
GY5k5 TIL not only did Victor Fleming direct Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, both movies were released one after the other in the same year in 1939.
a8dJo TIL that tardigrades, also known as water bears, can survive extreme conditions, including space vacuum and radiation.