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TIL of Redemption Ink, a non-profit organization offering free coverups to people baring the marks of gangs, prejudice, and hate in the form of a tattoo.

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MJOb TIL the Church of Scientology ran several smear campaigns against author Paulette Cooper, one of their critics, including Operation Freakout, the goal of which was to have her admitted to a mental institution. Another, Operation Dynamite, used Cooper’s fingerprints to send bomb threats to the Church
XNv6 TIL that in 2014 scientists created a mini penguin rover, or “trojan horse” to learn more about emperor penguins.
EOgW TIL “Tanks” was the code name for what we now call Tanks. They were originally called “Landships” before they were rolled out for the first time in 1915, and the code name stuck.
kw45 TIL Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, felt his literature professor at Harvard was giving him unfair grades. To prove it, he turned in a paper by George Orwell and received a B-
YpPQv TIL that the Soviet Union built chemical, nuclear, and biological defences into its T55 battle tank. This would allow the crew to survive nuclear fallout if required.