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TIL the US government can save $400 million a year by using a thinner font

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VnBZ TIL the Arkansas School for the Deaf’s nickname is the Leopards. The Deaf Leopards.
YpvXP TIL bees perform a math dance to communicate the direction and distance to flowers, pollen, etc.
WxwL TIL Male US Marines in uniform cannot carry an umbrella
W7J8A TIL the fins on the Apollo rockets existed only to provide an additional moment of stable flight so a crew member could reach an abort handle. The fins did not provide stability during normal operational flight.
p8ePZ TIL that the flags planted on the moon (Apollo 11) were purchased by a NASA secretary who went to Sears and bought off-the-shelf nylon flags for $5.50 USD (1969). These flags are still “flying” and held aloft by their poles.