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TIL that “Oops! I Did It Again” and “Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears have been used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.

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5VMGR TIL that DJ scratching was invented in 1975 when Grand Wizzard Theodore was playing records loudly, making his mother to enter his room to scold him. This caused him to hold the record still, accidently moving it back and forth and liking the sound it made.
Wm6N TIL the Browns were the first team to use a radio inside of a helmet. During the 1956 season opener in Chicago, quarterback George Ratterman wore the helmet and had to contend with outside interference. “I’m getting cab calls from Michigan Avenue to State Avenue,” he complained to his teammates.
OGVlL TIL Vietnam is dealing with an increasing number of serious medical issues caused by fat-dissolving injections sold by shady beauticians and cosmetic treatment clinics, one of which is a hormone found in the urine of pregnant women that is banned by the FDA in the U.S.
W7xNd TIL that in the 1970s, the CIA developed a mechanical dragonfly as a spy gadget, but the project was scrapped because the device was difficult to control in outdoor conditions.
l7GnV TIL Mary Surratt was the first woman to be executed by the U.S Federal Government after being convicted for her alleged involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.