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TIL The Great Wall of China was reinforced with rice

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ZaQo TIL that in 1990 the Galileo Spacecraft, in an experiment designed by Carl Sagen, passed by Earth to see if life could be detected from space. The answer? Barely, but yes.
x6g9g TIL Despite having no official relations between both countries, Indonesia covertly bought A-4 combat jets in the 80s and sent pilots and technicians to learn how to operate them. The pilots went as far as going to the US to take pictures of themselves at various landmarks to provide a cover story.
Wkv5o TIL mantis shrimps can punch with the force of a bullet. They have one of the fastest and the most powerful punches in nature.
d4b8 TIL There is a gas cloud in space with enough alcohol in it to produce over 400 trillion pints of beer.
Y7Xpr TIL of Amedeo Giannini, who made bank of America successful by making it accessibile to hard working low income class