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TIL Weaponizing weather is against the Geneva Convention.

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XxWk TIL that Google will award $30M to the first privately funded teams to successfully 1) land a robot on the Moon, 2) navigate it for more than 500m on its surface, and 3) transmit back high-def videos and images of the feat. Countries like Brazil, Chile, India, Hungary have joined the competition.
mxxQv TIL in an experiment, conducted by Iowa State University, the Pokewalker a toy for kids has been measured against highly advanced and modern pedometers and was actually rated as one of the best pedometers against other pedometers that are built for actual accuracy.
e0506 TIL the American flag was designed by a High School Student. Happy Independence Day!
R7JNj TIL of 'Fergie Time'. On average, it was found that matches where Manchester United were losing lasted 79-seconds more than any other football match. Most of the time, Manchester United did not benefit from this extra injury time.
yVd4w TIL The Hindenburg, the largest aircraft ever built, was partially constructed out of material salvaged from R101, a British airship that had previously held the same distinction, after it was destroyed in a fatal crash in 1930