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TIL that during the Cold War, the U.S. developed Project A119, a classified plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon. The project was eventually canceled.

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kZk4 TIL that 3 masked burglars unknowingly broke into Dolph Lundgren’s home and tied up and threatened his wife. They fled when they found a family photo and realised who owned the house.
6mal TIL That more often than not in the history of the United States, we have been in a Panic, a Recession, or a Depression…..
7r07 TIL nearly 60% of American college students are female; every state but Utah has more women than men in college
7ANL TIL that the sexual lubricant Astroglide was invented by a rocket scientist
yYpw TIL People in the final stages of hypothermia engage in “paradoxical undressing” because, as they lose rationality and their nerves are damaged, they feel incredibly, irrationally hot. They strip off their clothes to cool themselves down as they are freezing to death.