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TIL: Operation Plumbbob team - a manhole cover above a nuke underground shot into space, becoming one of the fastest manmade objects in the world at 149,129 mph!

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1E4W TIL a sheepdog named Pero who was sold to a sheep farmer in Cumbria, escaped and made 240-mile solo journey back to its birthplace of Ceredigion to reunite with his original owner.
6n9Y TIL That the IRS has tax rules about how to claim your child as a dependent if they have been kidnapped.
6EY17 TIL that in the early 2000’s people complained that their Mac laptops mysteriously started giving off the smell of really bad body odor. Turns out the culprit was an adhesive used on the keyboards that started to break down after a few years, outgassing a foul smell in the process.
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Xem8 TIL That for 25 years, Stella Artois’ advertising slogan was “Reassuringly Expensive”.