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TIL 13 Years after the Death of Juan Perón, Burglars Broke into his Tomb and Cut Off and Stole his Hands - the Whereabouts of the Hands Remain Unknown

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xVa47 TIL of the Prince Rupert's Drop, created by dripping molten glass into cold water. Capable of shattering bullets on impact and withstanding the blow of a hammer, this "glass droplet" is characterized by its incredibly high residual stress.
4kRPX TIL How a Modified Iraqi Dassault Falcon 50 Business Jet almost Sank a US Navy Frigate
9YRlM TIL Omni Magazine was an influential publication that ran from 1978 to 1995. Created by Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione and wife Kathy Keeton, it featured interviews with scientists such as Freeman Dyson, art from H.R. Giger and Chris Foss, and original fiction from authors such as Isaac Asimov
yVelV TIL that The Titanic’s junior wireless officer Harold Bride survived the disaster by getting onto an upturned lifeboat and was later paid a thousand dollars by The New York Times for his exclusive.
ZpYgQ TIL that we in the US don’t have small trucks anymore is because the government made a formula that incentivizes bigger trucks and cars