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TIL a NASA scientist invented the Super Soaker

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Nmje TIL that one of Pablo Escobar’s most efficient cocaine labs was a village on wheels. When a flight was due in to pick up or drop off, the houses would be wheeled back to expose a landing strip and then wheeled forward again when the plane took off.
epAML TIL that Mike Myers turned down Liar Liar to do Austin Powers, and Jim Carrey turned down Austin Powers to do Liar Liar
E17lV TIL about Molossia, a micronation inside the Nevada, governed by His Excellency President Kevin Baugh. The official currencies are the Valora and Cookie Dough
nWgkP TIL: In the 80’s an Indian factory leaked toxic gas which floated to the nearby slums and killed thousands.
e00Qg TIL that the Catholic Church never taught against evolution or the big bang. In fact, the first to propose the theory of the expansion of the universe (Georges Lemaître) and founder of the science of genetics (Gregor Mendel) which explains the mechanism behind evolution were both Catholic priests.