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TIL Canada made an actual flying saucer during the cold war

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KOX74 TIL that heavy metal band Black Sabbath started as a blues band called Earth, but changed their name after seeing the Boris Karloff horror film "Black Sabbath". They liked "that people paid money to be frightened".
v1a84 TIL Mister Rogers always mentioned out loud that he was feeding his fish because a young blind viewer once asked him to do so. She wanted to know the fish were OK.
kO0D5 TIL there are numerous orca ecotypes spread across the globe. They don’t breed with other ecotypes and seldom interact with them.
EgGw0 TIL regional sports networks (RSNs) are among the most expensive channels, costing less than ESPN but more than other premium channels; on average they cost $2-3 per subscriber. RSNs justify these prices by citing demand for local sports teams particularly MLB, NBA and NHL.
16Om7 TIL the president of India is female.