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TIL that Kansas is demonstrably flatter than a pancake
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gkBA
TIL photoflash bombs existed. Dropped by reconnaissance aircraft, these 100lb bombs created a blinding 500,000,000 candlepower burst of light, enabling nighttime aerial reconnaissance photography from high-altitude
ne7Lo
TIL that American Civil War Union soldiers were issued 36 pounds of coffee a year and the word "coffee" appeared more in journal entries than "war," "bullet," "cannon," "slavery," "mother" or "Lincoln."
Ypn4r
TIL that a live coelacanth (fish) was discovered in 1938 off the east coast of South Africa, 66 million years after it was believed to have gone extinct.
WpL9
TIL Penn and Teller sell the Bill of Rights in metal, so when you go through airport security, they’ll have to “take away your Bill of Rights”
DEwp
TIL The Lion King game led to the creation of Direct X.