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TIL Due to atmospheric anomalies, during WWII a farmhouse in Rhode Island was able to intercept enemy radio transmissions from around the world | Even German tank-to-tank communications in North Africa

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rRMAd TIL of a 1970's gameshow called Bowling for Dollars, which actually was a franchise of locally produced shows all across the nation. The use of each cities local celebrities and citizens gave it a homey feel. The show was created by the creator of Romper Room, which had the same franchise format.
Vb4Q TIL A woman in a declining, remote village in Japan created hundreds of scarecrows to make her town more lively.
PJWJ TIL that before being burned at the stake in 1600, Giordano Bruno theorized a universe that was infinite, and that stars were really distant suns.
gr10X TIL when Pat Riley became the Head Coach of the Miami Heat in 1995, his contract didn't allow him to bring his own video coordinator which spared the job of the existing one. That video coordinator was Erik Spoelstra and in 2008 Spoelstra became Riley's successor as the head coach of the Heat.
avZJ TIL Sugarhill Gang’s 14 ½ minute “Rapper’s Delight” was recorded in a single take.