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TIL the Blob movie is based on a police report from 4 Philadelphia police officers who witnessed a glittering, glowing, humming , purple glob that had fallen from the sky. It tried to climb a phone pole but evaporated when they touched it.

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Ooja6 TIL: In 1841 during a naval battle between Argentina and Uruguay, the ship from Uruguay ran out of cannonballs. The captain ordered his men to shove the hard balls of cheese they had onboard into the cannons and to fire those. The cheese tore holes in the Argentine ship's sails and killed 2 sailors.
v119K TIL many rockers have suffered injuries from headbanging.
mxwOO TIL: Due to a software glitch, in February 2007 six USAF F-22 fighter aircraft had their systems simultaneously crash mid-flight when they flew over the international date line.
4knvJ TIL that American media reform originated as a movement to increase equal access to public education through radio instruction.
8dwX TIL Tyrannosaurus arms were 1 meter long and heavily muscled, with biceps capable of lifting several hundred pounds alone. They only appear small and weak relative to the rest of its body.