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TIL Nasa has/had M113 APCs should they need to carry out a rescue mission to the launch pad holding the Space Shuttle. The status of M113 is unknown.

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9Y8X7 TIL of Rosie Ruiz, a marathon runner who came in first among women in the 1980 Boston marathon. After winning, reporters noticed she wasn't that sweaty and didn't seem that tired at all. It turned out she took the subway the majority of the route and simply snuck back into the race to win.
AYQn TIL The movies Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs were based on the same story. Convicted murderer Ed Gein from Plainsfield, Wisconsin.
9XaD TIL a woman won a lottery, divorced her husband to keep it to herself and then lost it all to him after a lawsuit when the (ex)-husband found out
dDWgj TIL that "seed laws" are a thing, where you can't use seeds from a plant you bought
xZyb TIL that in 1956, France approached the UK about merging together with the Queen as head of state