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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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E1Box TIL that during a flight to America the 'Hindenburg' hovered over a random English town and dropped a bouquet of flowers, then ascended and continued its journey. A note attached to the bouquet read: please deposit these flowers and cross on the grave of my dear brother, POW [in the local cemetery]"
e0mMD TIL Michael Jackson tried buying Marvel Comics in the 90s because he wanted to play Spiderman in a movie.
R65j TIL that “begs the question” doesn’t mean ‘asks the question’, and instead is a logical fallacy that means 'the conclusion lacks support’.
VMZjG TIL: The 'secret' nuclear missile launch code during the Cold War was '00000000'
XEwrr TIL that The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the 7 Wonders of the World still standing today. The other 6 have all been destroyed by earthquakes and other natural disasters.