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TIL the Manhattan Project which began in 1939 employed over 130,000 people & cost $2 billion USD — $22 billion adjusted for inflation

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RDVa TIL there is a part of Kentucky that is surrounded by Missouri and is only accessible via Tennessee.
VM6Z4 TIL that about 107 billion people have ever lived
lLDN TIL When trains were introduced in the U.S, many people believed that that “women’s bodies were not designed to go at 50 miles an hour,” and that their “uteruses would fly out of [their] bodies if they were accelerated to that speed.”
YpYnP TIL the words "charity", "cheer", and "cherish" all share the same root as "whore", from the Proto-Indo-European word for "dear; loved"
gMbYA TIL that squirrels are somewhat opportunistic when it comes to their diet. They‘re primarily herbivores but have also been known to eat small birds, young snakes, and smaller rodents, as well as bird eggs and insects.