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TIL that during the pre-production of "The Handmaid's Tale" tv series author Margaret Atwood (whose wrote the novel) was consulted about the updates to some of the dialogue (the original novel was written in 1985). During the discussion Atwood was forced to ask "What's a carpet muncher?".

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xVneD TIL why radar side lobes are detrimental to radar accuracy. They allow echos and jamming to be received by the radar antenna despite the fact they do not come from the direction the antenna is pointed to. Once received, there is no simple way of distinguishing them from the wanted signals.
dDZgB TIL - The highly coveted Akhal-Teke horse was involved in the first war over horses in 104 BC and 102 BC, deemed the "War of the Heavenly Horses", fought between the Chinese Han Dynasty and the Persians. In victory, the prize of “T’ien ma” or Heavenly Horses allowed China to grow a strong cavalry.
GAwRE TIL Havre, MT burned down in 1904. The citizens moved into their basements and built tunnels between homes and businesses, until an entire city flourished underground, including a bordello, opium den, and ice cream shop. It was opened for tours in 1999.
b9ABj TIL that in 2009 two nuclear submarines (French and British) collided into one another in the Atlantic... because they couldn't detect one another.
mody TIL Mistletoe is a parasite infecting hundreds of species of trees and shrubs. Once growing, it steals the nutrients and water of the host, killing the portion of the branch it’s on. Heavy infestation may kill off the entire host plant.