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TIL that the real Cheyenne Mountain Complex contains a location called Stargate Command. It is a broom closet.

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reNW TIL Sean Smith, one of the Americans killed in the Benghazi attack, was a leading player known as ‘Vile Rat’ in EVE Online. On the day of his death, Smith typed a message online; “Assuming we don’t die tonight. We saw one of our 'police’ that guard the compound taking pictures.”
Y7m9r TIL of Goodhart's law which states "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure" due to people gaming the outcome.
x65yw TIL: Your car's VIN (vehicle identification number) shows its country of origin, engine size, model year, vehicle type, trim level and manufacturing factory. The first 3 digits/letters identify the country, positions 4 to 9 describe the vehicle, and 10-17 is the vehicle identifier section.
v1Omx TIL APOPO, a Tanzanian wildlife agency trained African Pouch rats to sniff out landmines and diagnose tuberculosis by smelling sputum samples. The rats were so effective that the US Fish and Wildlife Department spent $100,000 on a program where Pouch rats were trained to combat wildlife trafficking.
dpbB TIL that according to a Japanese legend, Jesus escaped persecution from the cross and fled to Japan where he became a rice farmer and raised a family until his death.