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TIL that the CIA shut down access to the 23rd highest mountain in the world for nearly a decade in the ‘60s because they lost a nuclear powered missile detector in an avalanche

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a8EMZ TIL on average once every 5 days in america a person kills themselves and their entire family
epVWk TIL tomato plants grow roots out of their stems, so it's beneficial to either plant the stem sideways or extra deep to promote additional root growth
KY6VQ TIL researchers from the University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland calculated the value of pi to over 62 trillion digits taking over 108 days to complete the calculation.
0dPlj TIL Neurosurgeons make equal or more than the PM of canada
KOBvE TIL: Potato bugs are legitimately called "Jerusalem Crickets" but despite their common names, these insects are neither true crickets nor true bugs, nor are they native to Jerusalem.