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TIL about US government "doomsday planes." They have 5,000+ sq ft of office space, three floors, 57 cases of MRE's, and each window has an EMP shielding grid.

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GYVk4 TIL During WWI, cotton was in high demand for the manufacture of uniforms and explosives. For bandages, doctors turned to using sphagnum moss. It can hold up to 22 times its own weight in liquid -- twice as absorptive as cotton. The moss is also antiseptic, making the surrounding environment acidic
W769N TIL 1/10th of the American workforce struggles with addiction.
d8No8 TIL two men paid €1.5 million in counterfeit money for a painting, only to find out that the painting was fake.
KOopB TIL that in Kosovo the given name ‘Tonibler’ exists in honour of prime minister Tony Blair’s intervention in the 1999 war and many boys/men now are named Tonibler
loWgN TIL about Tulip Mania, during the 17th Century Dutch Golden Age, when prices for some tulip bulbs skyrocketed. Many think it is one of the first speculative bubbles to pop, but some historians believe it has been exaggerated over time.