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TIL that there has been an alternative to the standard http internet, called Project Xanadu, in continuous development for the past 62 years, and was called "the longest running vaporware" even back in 1995.

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W7oyN TIL of Charley Goldman, a boxing trainer who is credited with turning Rocky Marciano from an apparently unimpressive specimen, into an undefeated world champion.
Bggge TIL that amphetamines' first clinical use was to relieve nasal congestion, under the trade name Benzedrine in 1934. It is now used in the treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy among other uses.
p8Q0e TIL Fantasia (1940) was the first commercial film with stereo audio. The film was originally supposed to just be the Silly Symphony 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' with the goal to popularize 'Fantasound' and Mickey Mouse, but as costs increased a series of segments were made for a film.
oBZBW TIL NASA had detailed plans to get humans to Mars by as early as 1981, but the mission didn't get enough support from the Nixon administration and was shelved.
j6A4j TIL that Harry Houdini was also an actor and appeared in one of the first films depicting a powered exoskeleton.