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mx6Mo TIL in 1997 Russia tried manually docking a supply vessel to the Mir space station using only a handheld laser range finder, stopwatch, and remote control joysticks. It went badly, but visiting NASA astronaut Michael Foale managed to save Mir by MacGyvering sailing technique with physics knowledge.
408N TIL Outdoor temperature can be determined by counting the chirps made by crickets. To convert chirps to Fahrenheit, count number of chirps in 14 seconds then add 40 to get temperature. The formula endorsed by The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
e0Jbg TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Expos right out of high school. The Expo's General Manager claimed he had the potential to be "one of the greatest catchers ever."
a8Jr9 TIL that the Amber Alert isn't named after the color, but after Amber Hagerman, a nine-year-old Texan girl who was kidnapped right off the streets and later found dead with her throat slit four days later. Her murder is still unsolved.
9YnAp TIL Former US President George HW Bush was once head of the CIA