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TiL the Air Force was called to shoot down a runaway Navy drone over Los Angeles and failed.

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XEBZD TIL of the 'Battle of Brisbane' (1942), a standoff between American soldiers and Australian citizens leading to one death and hundreds of injured on both sides. The reports were censored to preserve wartime morale.
BdJL TIL that there is a pistol called the Armatix Smart System iP1. the Pistol won’t fire unless a radio-signal watch is located within 40 cm of the pistol, and the watch won’t activate unless a finger print and a PIN code are entered into it.
DQXog TIL that from 1988 to 2016, the maker of Sriracha sauce, Huy Fong Foods, sourced all their peppers from a single supplier based solely on a verbal agreement, sealed with a nod and a handshake, not contracts or lawyers.
KOx5a TIL Evelyn Einstein, the granddaughter of Albert, was married to an anthropology professor who tried to prove the existence of Bigfoot. When Einstein attended Berkley in the 60s, she felt anxious because she couldn't tell whether men were interested in her because of her or her name
16J8V TIL The largest lake in the solar system isn't on Earth. Its on Saturn's moon, Titan.