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TIL that Spacex's Crew Dragon runs on Linux

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xYN0 TIL that in the 1st episode of 30 Rock, after Jack discusses how he developed the Trivection oven, GE ran an ad during commercial break to make sure the audience knew it was a real product, not something writers made up as a joke for the show.
kJBD4 TIL that Herman Lamm is considered the father of modern bank robbery. He pioneered the concepts of casing a bank and developing escape routes before the robbery. Using a meticulous planning system called "The Lamm Technique", he conducted dozens of successful bank robberies.
AB0o TIL That the FCC can’t fine networks for using curse words or showing nudity anymore
X0kAP TIL that 38 CFR 3.12(d)(5) (which states what kind of sexual activities you can get dishonorably charged form the military for) only specifies homosexual relations, not hetero or otherwise.
yQZel TIL that Aeschylus, one of three great Athenian tragedians, was killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle that mistook his bald head for a rock suitable for shattering a reptile shell. Pliny adds that Aeschylus had been staying outdoors to avert a prophecy that he'd be killed by a falling object.