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TIL The American government (Among others) tried to deliver mail via missiles

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X0Xdr TIL that Arthur Hill Hassall (1817– 1894) was a British physician, and a pioneer in the use of the microscope as a tool in medicine and public health. In 1846 he published a two-volume study, ‘The Microscopic Anatomy of the Human Body in Health and Disease’, the first English textbook on the subject
Z8Mla TIL Feeling that "Star Trek: Nemesis" would finally be his big break, Tom Hardy took his role very seriously. When it failed commercially and with fans, he spent the next several years battling alcohol and suicidal thoughts.
mxXkE TIL metal detectorists searching on a farmer's property for a legendary $23 million treasure hoard were only allowed to look for 10-15 hours one day a year after harvest. It took them 30 years to find it.
nek4P TIL in the 80's the police bombed a Philadelphia black activist group called MOVE, killing 11 people including 5 children
7kAx TIL the assassin bug wears its victims’ corpses as armor