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TIL They developed and implemented Pacemakers powered by a Plutontum 238 source, people are still living with them til this day

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X0ZgR TIL a Massachusetts supermarket offered free shuttle service to customers to bring them to and from the store after it had less than 10 shopping carts left. The goal was to prevent losing any more carts from customers who were bringing their groceries home in the carts and not returning them.
PYXYg TIL it's not actually illegal to drive barefoot. In many countries including the UK, US and Canada it's fine as long as you have the ability to operate the controls safely.
LQj59 TIL that the Apollo 11 astronauts had to fill out customs forms when they returned from the Moon, listing their departure as "Moon" and cargo as "moon rocks and dust samples."
R74Kw TIL that Japanese researchers have created a chair that can read a person's "butt fingerprint" by registering an individual's unique contour and pressure distribution. It might one day be used in cars as an anti-theft mechanism.
GZaj TIL Chris Farley was hired to voice Shrek and had finished 80-90% of his recording sessions at the time of his death