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TIL that the first animals in space are actually Fruit Flies

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lxK1 TIL that during WWII, Oak Ridge TN, population 75,000, used 1/7 of all US electricity to process uranium for the atomic bomb.
LQgvv TIL in 1545 some French winemakers prosecuted and threatened to excommunicate a group of Weevils. The weevils were given their own land, but returned 45 years later, reigniting another 8-month long trial. The final verdict was eaten by weevils.
Ype67 TIL Dr. Elsie Inglis founded the Scottish Women's Hospitals Committee in order to create a mobile army hospital staffed by women. By 1917, 4 hospitals and 14 medical units had been created, staffed by over 1000 women doctors, nurses, orderlies and drivers.
LQolp TIL that a season of Super Sentai (The show that Power Rangers take fight footage from) ended with a ranger getting killed by a mugger.
JrYv TIL Greek statues were actually painted in vivid color. Over time the pigment faded, leaving the white statues that we are used to.