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TIL: The US Air Force spent over $1,000,000,000 on software that was never used and is 1 of 9 programs 12 years late and $6.9 billion over budget

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gvO4 TIL when Weird Al showed Mark Mothersbaugh his style parody “Dare to be Stupid,” Mothersbaugh said he hated Al for it because Al had perfected the sound that Devo had always tried to achieve.
RAPQ TIL John Krasinski (Jim from The Office-US) shot the Scranton footage in the show’s opening credits sequence on a research trip as he and his friends drove through the city.
OoJna TIL that Michelin Tires started Michelin Restaurant guide 11 years after the tire company in hopes of encouraging people travel for good restaurants and wearing out their tires, and then buying more tires.
leJ5 TIL the Ancient Babylonians took their beer so seriously, if a brewer was found to be watering down his beer, he’d either be drowned in the barrel or forced to keep drinking it till he died
Ga9g TIL “beehive fences” (spaced along the edge of their property) in Africa help farmers ward off elephants without harming them, while also producing honey that they can sell in addition to other crops.