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TIL that the XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 bomber was considered obsolete before it was even built, and that the prototypes were constructed to test the effects of high speed long distance flights.

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Z8X4o TIL Theo Jansen has been creating strandbeesten, which are moving kinetic structures, sometimes wind-propelled, that resemble walking animals. All of his models are based on a system of triangles and connecting links which convert the rotation of an axle into a stepping motion of six or more legs.
4lRX TIL that the autopsy of Robbin Williams revealed he had Lewi body dementia, which is thought to have been “the critical factor” that led to his suicide; not depression. Neither drugs nor alcohol was found in his blood. RIP.
jNDya TIL in 2015, the judge from the Supreme Court of the United States included the quote "A great power must be accompanied by — a great responsibility!" in their opinion in the ruling of the Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC case
Ypb9r TIL If a person has metal dental work and chews on aluminum foil they will create an electric current, which can be quiet painful. Having neighboring teeth crowned or filled with different metals can also cause electric shocks if one eats acidic foods.
4kNAa TIL that, on 9/11, all 358 workers of insurance company Marsh McLennan's WTC offices died. Their WTC offices (floors 93 to 100 of the North Tower) were directly by AMERICAN 11, and survivors of the blast became stranded, since the elevators and stairways were destroyed by the impact of the aircraft.