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TIL that during WWII Boeing built a huge factory and camouflaged it by building a completely fake town on top of it so it would look like a suburban neighborhood from the air

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VBO0G TIL that Sofia—the first robot to get citizenship in any country—was given this status in Saudi Arabia on 2017. This was done in order for Saudi Arabia to position itself as a leader in AI Technology.
R7b59 TIL the US Presidents annual salary is $400,000/yr. Adjusted for inflation it’s the lowest it’s been since 1789.
VMrxG TIL that in China, Korea, Russia and Mexico, Belgium, Germany and Austria escaping from prison is not illegal.
ANN8l TIL The Statue of Liberty is constructed with copper and originally had a red/brown color. The current green is a result of the oxidation over time. In 1907, the War Department stated that it did not intend to power wash it back to the original and it's been that way ever since.