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TIL that “vampire” drones dock on power lines and recharge by “feeding” on the grid. They never need to land.

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N7B7Q TIL that the word echo comes from a nymph in Greek myth, Echo, who was cursed with a speech impediment so that she could only repeat what others said.
ne0Ld TIL that Russian License Plates use Cyrillic Characters, but only the ones that look like Latin Characters.
OowKY TIL Animated series Captain Pugwash was believed to have featured characters with risqué names such as Master Bates, Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy. They were actually Master Mate, Tom the Cabin Boy, and Pirates Barnabas and Willy. Two British newspapers were successfully sued for the error.
epxdD TIL that Montana is the only U.S. state that has no statewide restrictions on cell phone use while driving.
Xrdr TIL Sir Richard Branson’s only attempt as a music producer was a novelty record called “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” that consisted of sheep baa-ing over a drum machine track. It reached #42 on the UK charts in 1982.