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TIL The US military used "cloud seeding" to extend the rainy monsoon season during the Vietnam War to damage bridges, ruin roads, and cause landslides. "Weather Modification" is now banned by the Geneva Conventions

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mGJp TIL that Jelly Belly collects, bags, and sells their discolored, conjoined, and irregularly-shaped jelly beans of every flavor. They call them Belly Flops.
x6851 TIL of Burger King's "A Day Without Whopper" in Argentina. On November 10, 2017, Burger Kings in Argentina did not sell the Whopper and told customers who wanted one to buy a Big Mac at McDonald's instead, because McDonald's was donating the Big Mac proceeds that day to help children with cancer.
lvAA TIL that the rights to 7Up are owned by Pepsi in every country EXCEPT the US, where they are owned by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
JYXOv TIL U-2 Spy planes requires chase cars that can accelerate 0-100mph in a short period of time at both landing and take-off.
ZAmv TIL that JFK’s daughter was secretly gifted the puppy of the first Russian dog in space as part of a series of secret daily correspondence between JFK and Kruschev. The dog then proceeded to bite every Kennedy