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TIL the CIA has a "ninja missile" that uses spinning blades and kinetic force rather than explosives to minimize collateral damage

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9vp6 TIL a man who was lost in the woods chopped down some power lines so that workers would have to come and rescue him.
E1GOX TIL Royal Bank of Canada provided $3M in funding to expand artificial intelligence and data analytics programs, with a focus on answering big questions for the good of society
W79B8 TIL when the town of Exeter, Massachusetts renamed itself to honor Benjamin Franklin in 1778, they asked Franklin to donate a bell to the town church. Franklin responded with a donation of books instead, which formed the founding collection of America's first public library.
GYW8N TIL Kansas City blatantly ignored The Prohibition. You could buy booze a few blocks down from the police station. They got away with it scot-free for all 13 years (1920 to 1933).
e6vD TIL in 1965 Honeywell tried to sell a $10,000 ($75,000 is today’s dolars) “Kitchen Computer” with a built in cutting board. It included a two week course in how to use it. They sold NONE.