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TIL about kugelblitz, a way to create a black hole with lasers.

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l9la TIL that during the Hungarian Uprising, Radio Bucharest was raided by the Soviets in early October 1956, leaving only one western recording for the station to play: My Boy Lollypop by Barbie Gaye. The station played the song non stop for over a month, making it very much the song of the revolution.
kJdDd TIL that an old 12 inch tall Jack Russell Terrier named George sacrificed his life to save 5 children from a dog attack. George was celebrated and a statue was made in his honor.
gBJL TIL that Bob Barker was trained as a Navy fighter pilot in WW2, but wasn’t sent to a fleet squadron in time to fight. He once said: “I was all ready to go, and when the enemy heard that I was headed for the Pacific, they surrendered. That was the end of World War II.”
gyX8 TIL the band that wrote and performed “Come and Get Your Love” was made up of Native Americans
epNkJ TIL about a fabled school for black magic in Romania called The Scholomance. One famous attendee was Count Dracula.