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TIL Project A119, a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force, the aim of which was to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon as a show of force to the USSR. A young Carl Sagan worked on the project.

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epegL TIL Seacrest Wolf Preserve in Washington County, Florida gives visitors the opportunity to pet and play with wolves
ne76P TIL that playing Dungeons & Dragons with 4 or more people in prison constitutes a ‘Security Threat Group’ or gang. The gang hierarchy being formed by the players and the dungeon master.
NyEJ TIL guns are found in carry-ons at US airports five times a day.
yQveX TIL that Chicago PD operated an off-the-books interrogation warehouse until 2015, wherein >99% of cases lawyers were shut out and detainees were denied access to phones. The precinct refuses to release reports between 1995-2004, as dealing with the physical copies would be "too burdensome"
MkBK TIL the term “Caucasian,” was first used in 1785 by a German Philosopher to designate what he deemed “attractive” races. All “unattractive races” were called “Mongolians.”