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TIL in 1984 Thomas Cavanaugh, an aerospace engineer. Was sentenced to life in prison for stealing classified documents about the B-2 stealth bomber and trying to sell them to the Soviet Union for only $25,000.

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nApG TIL that during the making of ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’ the Coen brothers had someone on set just to catch snakes using a golf club. When asked what to call somebody with this profession, he said 'an idiot.’
VBplZ TIL that a fan-made music video for the song Sail by AWOLNATION has 370 million views, over 100 million views more than the official music video
JLjV TIL that Morgan Freeman has renewed his campaign against black history month and argues that it is “ridiculous” for “propagating its own brand of racism”
4k8Na Today I learned about Sensory Specific-Satiety - a mental phenomenon that refers to the declining satisfaction generated by the continuous consumption of a certain type of sensory stimulation, i.e food, and the consequent renewal in appetite resulting from the exposure to a new flavor or stimulus.
oRB8A TIL about the 1642 execution of George Spencer in Connecticut. He was accused of beastiality after a sow had birthed a deformed one eyed piglet.