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TIL Friday Feb 16th 2024 will be known as the black friday to the GOP

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KOZd9 TIL 70,000 years ago, a nomadic star came within 1 light-year of the Sun. And research suggests this close pass sent dozens of comets and asteroids tumbling out of the solar system.
XEROj TIL that Inuit in northern Greenland were using iron blades for centuries without knowledge of metallurgy. They made them by breaking pieces off of a huge iron meteorite and shaping them with heavy stones. They built their settlements close to the meteorite and used its iron for generations.
9YJlp TIL of the hidden and heavely armed bunker system in the Swiss mountains, big enough for their whole population, anti aircraft missiles and jets. Even turning their highways into runways in a matter of hours.
8ep64 TIL that L. Ron Hubbard is the most prolific writer of all time, publishing 1,084 works between 1934 and 2006
696vY TIL Henry Ford is the only American mentioned in Mein Kampf.