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TIL aircraft manufacturers use specialized cannons to fire whole dead chickens at planes in order to simulate bird strikes

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yVeNw TIL Sarah Rector was an African-American girl who became so rich she was declared white
ZkpG TIL that the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous wanted to include the use of LSD in the 12-step program, saying that it helped the user find “a power greater than ourselves” that “could restore us to sanity”
PGPV TIL that citizenship in Liberia is restricted to people of black/African ancestry. People of other backgrounds/races can never become citizens, even if they are born there.
v544 TIL that spaghetti carbonara was once considered a poor man’s dish because the 3 main ingredients were things the peasants were always certain to have on hand: bacon, a little cheese, and eggs
wLQW TIL Google Has a 3D Pasta Printer for Its Employees