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TIL about plans for a life-sized replica of the USS Enterprise to be built in Las Vegas in the early 90s

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OoJQg TIL that During the early Middle Ages, almost every scholar thought the Earth was round, not flat. The myth that they thought earth is flat back, picked up steam in the 1800s, right around the same time the idea of evolution was rising in prominence — and religious and scientific interests clashed.
pYWjQ TIL Beefsteak fungus (aka poor man's steak) is actually edible
BrD9x TIL in 2009 Roto-Rooter released "Chilling Tales From The Porcelain Seat" - a compilation book of various unusual occurences encountered by their plumbers on the job.
XEAVR TIL Lake Superior's Isle Royale has a lake (Siskiwit) which also has an island (Ryan) which has a seasonal pond (Moose Flats) which contains Moose Boulder making it the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world
wGyo TIL the dad from “That’s So Raven”, Rondell Sheridan, was extremely glad when he found out Christopher Dorner was dead because they look so much alike, Rondell says he was legitimately scared to go out in public.