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TIL in 2006, “to understand and protect the home planet” was quietly removed from NASA’s mission statement.

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WkwVY TIL During the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing many business in the Boston area closed while the manhunt for the suspect was underway. Only Dunkin' Donuts kept its stores open in order to serve food and drinks to Police and Emergency Responders
YpX1d TIL that Germany has the most diverse selection and production of bread in the world with 200 types of bread.
4XyQa TIL Keanu Reeves loves motorcycles so much that he founded his own motorcycle company called ARCH Motorcycle and builds the motorcycles himself.
R7E6l TIL During the "cash for clunkers" program of 2009, the government provided CARFAX vehicle identification numbers (VIN) of the 700,000 clunkers that consumers turned in at dealerships. By law, these cars must have their engines taken out and destroyed, and the rest of the metal scrapped.
ANDRd TIL: "Guerilla Ontology" is a term coined by Robert Anton Wilson. Its purpose is to expose a dogmatic individual to radically unique ideas, thoughts and words. As a consequence, that person will experience cognitive dissonance and have their beliefs about reality challenged.