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rR9d1 TIL the word 'drone', in reference to remote controlled aircraft, was coined in 1935 when the pilotless DH.82 Queen Bee was developed and flown over RF for anti-aircraft gun training.
JYrBQ TIL about Niihau, Hawaii's 'Forbidden Island'. It is closed to outsiders. Seen from Kauai's western shore, Niihau appears almost ethereal on the horizon. The island is privately owned, a haven for Niihau natives, who can have no contact with tourists, and a site for US military testing.
O0Ze TIL that prisoners in the 1800s were fed lobster - and it was considered cruel and unusual punishment.
96Wp TIL in circuses, the Sousa march “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is played by bands to alert workers to a life-threatening emergency, and to expedite removing the audience. It is never a part of regular circus music programs for this reason.
NX57E TIL Co-Op city, a housing area collectively owned by its tenants, objected to the construction of a tall, bright LED sign facing the city. This was strongly opposed by the residents. Two years later, a windmill was erected near the sign, a month later it collapsed, and took the sign down with it.