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dYWr TIL that at least 3 of the astronauts were still alive after the Challenger Shuttle exploded.
Zp8lQ TIL: US torpedoes at the beginning of WW2 had an extremely high dud rate that took awhile to be acknowledged because the US Navy refused to allow live testing of ordinance as a cost saving measure.
54Dn TIL The Pledge of Allegiance was originally begun with the right hand over the heart, and after reciting “to the Flag,” the arm was to be extended toward the Flag, palm-down. It was changed during WWII as this closely resembled the Nazi salute.
XEl6R TIL 'The Texas Chansaw Masacre', 'The Silence Of The Lambs' and 'Psycho' were all inspired by the same killer, Edward Theodore Gein
OoxWa TIL that Marvin Gaye, the man who wrote the world renowned peace anthem "What's Going On" got into a fight with his wife and proceeded to point a knife directly at her heart. Damn dude, what happened to "Don't punish me with brutality ?"