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TIL that engineers in Germany created “Brain Driver,” a car that can be driven with thoughts alone. Brain Driver’s headset consists of 16 sensors that monitor electrical signals from the brain.

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dDrjr TIL that Leon Spinks is the only person to have ever taken a world title away from Muhammad Ali, as all of Ali’s other losses were either fights where Ali was a challenger for the title, or were non-title fights.
69vom TIL Pope John Paul II loved Doc Martens boots so much he gave 100 pairs to Swiss Guards in the Vatican.
wA6Y TIL Eisenhower may have played semi-professional baseball under the assumed name ‘Wilson’ and then lied about it so he would be eligible to play college football at West Point. If he had been caught he may have never graduated, achieved a military career, or become President.
ADGW7 TIL The Cape Cod Canal opened in 1914. The 7 mile long waterway cuts across Cape Cod saving ships as much as 135 miles. The canal was dug to to allow seawater through, there are no locks.
JYpJ8 TIL that "Solar Sails" were first proposed by Kepler in 1608 “Provide ships or sails adapted to the heavenly breezes, and there will be some who will brave even that void.” Carl Sagan inspired Bill Nye to pursue Solar Sails in the 1980s, and the crowdfunded LightSail 2 is now in orbit around Earth.