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TIL after property and zoning disputes with his town and neighbors Martin Heemeyer constructed a modified armored bulldozer in secret over the course of 18 months in order to destroy the businesses and homes of those he believed conspired against him

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xVE50 Today I learned that there is a German band called Compressor Head composed entirely of Robots, who actually play the instruments.
WEE9 TIL that of the 100+ people to die in the building of the Hoover Dam, the first and last to perish were a father and son who plummeted to their death 13 years to the day apart.
owEA TIL India is the first and only country to have banned the import of foie gras, which is liver from ducks who have food forced down their throats with pipes.
oBjBr TIL At age 30, Dan McLaughlin with no golf experience, quit his job and dedicated to train to be a pro golfer. His philosophy was 10k hours to become an expert, and with the help of psychologists and trainers he was able to get a 2.5 handicap (top 6%), but his back went out at 6k hours and he quit.
Wkb4N TIL about an actual U.S. Supreme Court case officially known as United States v. 422 Casks of Wine (where the US sued 422 casks of wine and lost)