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TIL Nixon's infamous "I'm not a crook" press conference took place in Disney World, also making it the first time a sitting president visited the resort

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awgML TIL Astronaut Gus Grissom was accused of prematurely blowing the hatch on the Liberty 7 space capsule, causing it to sink. He maintained the hatch blew on its own without his intervention. He later died in the Apollo 1 capsule fire because of a complicated hatch that would not blow quickly enough.
R79d8 TIL that on Aug 16 1894, the residents of Buffalo, NY could clearly see Toronto which is 58 miles away due to a mirage.
aXrN TIL Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
loNlr TIL about Project Loon which provides internet to devastated areas of the world via balloons in the Stratosphere.
Me6Qm TIL The floor plans of MI6 (British Secret Intelligence Service) headquarters in London were 'lost' by building contractors during refurbishment. The documents held sensitive information on the layout, including entry and exit points. Most documents (but not all) were later recovered.