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TIL in 1959, U.S. Postal Service successfully shipped mail using a cruise missile, delivering cargo from New Jersey to Florida in 22 minutes

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xaBD TIL a Massachusetts court ruled that a sandwich must contain two slices of bread, thus legally barring tacos, burritos, and quesadillas from being called “sandwiches.”
5VDLD TIL that horses and sheeps with horizontal pupils can rotate their eyeballs so as to keep their horizontal pupils parallel to the ground, which helps them identify predators
dDJjj TIL a planet 120 light years away may contain a special chemical called dimethyl sulfide. A compound predominantly produced by living organisms. At about 2.5 times the size of earth, meet planet K2-18b
jyQR TIL the small cylindrical bulge at the end of laptop charger is an electrical device that helps to isolate the laptop from electromagnetic noise.
a8Lrb TIL IBM holds the record for most annual US patents generated by a business for 29 consecutive years