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TIL that the Ukrainian Navy had Dolphins equipped with Pistols on their heads.

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R5WN1 TIL: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded by Henry Bergh in 1866, making it the first animal welfare organization in North America. Bergh was inspired to create the ASPCA after witnessing the mistreatment of carriage horses in New York City.
PYexn TIL The US may have adopted the metric system if pirates hadn’t kidnapped the French scientist sent to help Thomas Jefferson persuade Congress to adopt the system
0wlmR Today I Learned that Neil Armstrong was paid the 2021 equivalent of around $490 for the time he spent on the moon.
ydxw TIL the University of Washington has developed an algorithm which can age a person’s face up to 80 years with insane accuracy.
jNGKM TIL moon is moving 4 cm away from earth every year. In 50 billion years, both will be tidelocked in an orbit in which both will show only one face to each other.