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TIL the civilian model for Hummer was made because of the persistence of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who saw an Army convoy while filming Kindergarden Cop and began to campaign for a civilian version to be available on the market

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V7KB TIL Project MARAUDER, a coaxial plasma railgun powered by the SHIVA STAR capacitor bank, was designed by the USAF and capable of “[producing] doughnut shaped rings of plasma and balls of lightning that exploded with devastating effects when hitting its target.” It was classified in 1993.
kO1g7 TIL that Costa Rica does not have traditional street addresses, but instead use distances from landmarks to guide taxis, guests, mail etc.
LKNP TIL Chinese students can get 7 years in jail for cheating on exams
xgNB TIL Phil Collins’ song Sussudio was based on a completely made up word. When he couldn’t think of actual lyrics to fill the line, he just left it in as the chorus and title.
VNL0 TIL Christian evangelists produced a 23 episode TV show about superhero named “Bible-Man” who used the power of God to fight villains. It was so bad, there’s a theory that the show was deliberately created to discredit Christian proselytisation.