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TIL in 1958 the USAF planned to nuke the moon.

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7rYG7 TIL that the German word for “turkey” literally translates to “threatening chicken.” Porcupines are “spike pigs,” raccoons are “wash bears,” and platypuses are “beak animals.”
VB10m TIL how a shipping error 100 years ago launched the $30 billion chicken industry
9Y0LD TIL that before he died, FDR proposed a "Second Bill of Rights," which included the right to food, housing, clothing, education, medical care, and recreation. He considered this vital to American freedom and security.
M74Pm TIL much of Europe’s claims to carbon neutrality is burning freshly cut wood imported from the Americas in old Coal Plants
jWoN TIL artist Binh Danh develops photographs directly on to leaves, using the natural combination of chlorophyll and sunlight. Also, TIL that’s possible.