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TIL that the legendary space probes Voyager I und II are monitored and controlled mainly via homeoffice PCs by 8 people

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6E8kY TIL that there is no corn involved in making corned beef, the 'corns' are the name for coarse grains of salt used in the curing process.
jQrR TIL of Beat ‘Em & Eat 'Em, a game for the Atari 2600, where the goal is to control two nude women on the street who must catch semen in their mouths that comes from a masturbating man on a rooftop.
xQYw TIL the FCC had a ban on TV/radio media releasing tornado warnings until 1954 when Harry Volkman broadcast the first televised tornado warning in Oklahoma City, due to his belief the ban was costing lives.
xVlgb TIL that the composer of the Broadway musical RENT died hours before the first performance of the show. He would go on to win three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, but never got to see the show performed for an audience.
Zp70G TIL that Loving Day in June celebrates the day that Interracial Marriage became legal in the US.