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TIL that Oppenheimer was accused of being a communist and kicked off his security clearance?!

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WkLg4 TIL of an Idahoan student who made a science project about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide (water). The project was so convincing it caused his fellow students to call for it to be banned. This was used as an argument against leading the public to false conclusions with the manipulation of facts.
MeDyA TIL about the trials for Rocket Mail. Since 1810 inventors have tried to deliver mail via artillery, and later rockets. In 1959 the US navy fired a cruise missile filled with mail from a submarine to a Naval base in Florida. Despite enthousiasm by the Postmaster General it was a one time thing.
eDYk TIL 96 percent of ancient redwoods, some of the tallest and oldest trees on the planet, have been cut down
VMb7m TIL the "Farting Preacher" at his prime was bringing in over $80 million in donations per year.
LKEp TIL American murderer Richard Honeck was jailed in 1899 and not released until 1963. During his 64 years in prison, he received one letter and two visitors. “I’d have to be pretty careful if I got paroled,” he said later. “There must be an awful lot of traffic… compared with what I remember.”