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TIL Tin Foil Hats actually amplify, not protect one’s brain from radio waves.

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5V0ER TIL that some Catholic priest pedos DO face justice within the US
D1n0v TIL that the Boeing 747 prototype had a consistent problem with engines randomly exploding. The test pilot took the president of the engine manufacturer for a ride and blew up engines one by one until he was nervously asked told to stop. The problem was promptly fixed.
0wx6N TIL hoatzins are the only birds born with claws on their wings, a trait exhibited in dinosaurs like archaeopteryxes.
Lk5kp TIL the creator of Gillette was credited with saying "give 'em the razor; sell 'em the blades", a concept that later became a business model used by inkjet printers and game consoles
69d78 TIL: The US Army looked into using biodegradable ammunition which planted a seed after being fired to grow food for animals