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TIL after WWII plants were bombarded with radiation to produce useful mutations known as Atomic Gardening which resulted in todays peppermint and red grapefruit

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YkNZ TIL the UK’s military satellite family is called Skynet.
x4Ao TIL that there is a plan which would turn all energy generation in the US to 100% renewable with massive health and economic upsides by 2050
4QA6 TIL that the coloration of the windows of one of MIT’s dorms, Simmons Hall, correlates with the amount of structural stress at each segment of the wall.
Z8DZp TIL Robert Lane named his sons Winner and Loser. Winner Lane became a small-time crook, racking up over 30 arrests and a stint in state prison, while Loser Lane was a star student and athlete, who became a police detective in New York City.
LPEm TIL Pixar Animation Director Andrew Gordon found a secret room connected to his office via a crawlable air duct. He turned it into a speakeasy that eventually entertained celebrity guests such as Steve Jobs, Buzz Aldrin, and Robert DeNiro.