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TIL that Scientology used to sponsor race cars in the 1980’s

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awGY0 TIL that according to Maori legend New Zealanders were prey to giant eagles; Haast Eagles, which could catch prey up to 510 lbs and had a wingspan up to 9.8 ft, went extinct around 1400.
awvpL TIL NASA never spent $1 Million to develop the space pen. The Fisher Pen company spent $1 million of its own money to make a zero-G pen, which NASA brought for about $6 per pen. The Soviets also switched to pens as they were safer than pencils.
9BKQ TIL Tami Erin, the actress who played Pippi Longstocking in 1988, sold a sex tape after her ex-boyfriend threatened to profit from it.
PxOE TIL that some people use live pigs to practice tattooing on. After the pigs die, one man sells their tattooed skin.
nRk7 TIL that Atari was never a Japanese company. The original Atari, Inc. was Californian. The current company is French. However, the name comes from a Japanese board game that the founders played.