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TIL that cordless, battery-operated power tools were originally created by Black & Decker for NASA so astronauts could perform maintenance on spacecraft, and would become available to the public in 1978

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prKO TIL the Chinese wrote about the Roman Empire in the 3rd Century
9MJQ TIL A homeless man was given a main acting role in a movie (Joe) starring Nicholas Cage, then died 2 months after filming ceased
OGA4g TIL the first scanned UPC was a pack of Juicy Fruit gum on June 26th, 1974.
kOQgm TIL that a convicted money forger was honored by becoming the face on the Australian 10 dollar bill.
QJdWL TIL In 2017, the 93 year old former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, was sent to Zimbabwe to try to convince President Robert Mugabe to step down in a “dignified exit” after the military seized power