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TIL NASA has a fully fleshed plan for establishing a permanent base on Venus, made in 2015 and codenamed HAVOC the plan calls for the creation of floating stations 50km from the surface of Venus

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1DVr TIL around 20 million chinese civilians died in World War II.
neeyW TIL a Potter's field is a place where unclaimed bodies are buried. The Potter's field for New York is Hart Island in the Bronx and it is home to over one million bodies.
Mennb TIL about 'The Lost Year.' On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas high schools for a year rather than allowing desegregation to continue. Teachers and administrators were required to fulfill their contractual obligations and appear for work in empty schools.
WkdK8 TIL in WW2 American soldiers were instructed to temper prejudice against black soldiers when stationed in the UK as race relations were much better there.
woy9o Today I learned that the location Hinnom is biblically accurate hell. That means if a group of tourists visit there, you can say "welcome to hell, I hope you enjoy your stay" and you would not be wrong