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TIL that in 1957 the US launched Project Pluto, a plan to design and build a "doomsday" cruise missile (SLAM) that would be nuclear powered and carry multiple hydrogen bombs, spreading radiation along its path from the engine. It was loud enough to kill people in its path with sound.

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OojX6 TIL Most Populous Mammals On Earth: squirrel, bat, mice, rat, human, cow, sheep, pig, dog, goat, rabbit, cat, water buffalo
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