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TIL the first time in military operation humans surrendered to a robot was during Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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ADor4 TIL Phil Hendrie was the host of a nationally syndicated talk radio show which featured Phil moderating debates between outrageous guests and irate callers. Unbeknownst to the callers, the guests were all voiced by Phil who seamlessly alternated between his studio mic and a telephone.
1Y4O TIL Jerry Parr was inspired to join the Secret Service after repeatedly watching Ronald Reagan’s 1939 movie “Code of the Secret Service”. In the 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan, he was the one who saved his life.
6Ep9Z TIL Sunspots are used to observe the sun's rotation and have an average lifespan of 2 weeks. A magnification of 40x-50x in a filtered telescope shows a full-disc view of the Sun, and if sunspots are present, they will appear quite small
le0N TIL that when the KKK successfully lobbied to adopt a highway in Missouri, the Governor had the name of that stretch of road changed to Rosa Parks Highway
DQw4v TIL in 1958 singer Ross Bagdasarian began playing with the speed function on a tape recorder, speeding it up to make high pitched voices. Using overdubbing and performing all the voices, he came up with "The Chipmunks" which sold millions that Christmas.