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TIL Monopoly was originally meant to teach people about the evils of capitalism.

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Z8e9R TIL about Project Cirrus. The USA's attempt to stop a hurricane by dropping 180lbs of dry ice into.
5KoP TIL: There existed a species of fish that was armored like a tank and went after basically anything it thought would make a good meal. One of these fish is called the “Dunkleosteus”
5V0A9 TIL whale oil was still in use, up until 1973, when an amendment to the Endangered Species Act was approved outlawing the practice. 30 million LB's of sperm oil were produced annually in the final years.
8ldK TIL a full suit of plate armour weighs less than a modern fire fighters oxygen gear
JYaL1 TIL Pablo Escobar burned 2 million dollars to keep his daughter warm when she was hypothermic