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TIL The American B-1 Lancer bomber, nicknamed the "Bone" (from B-one), had a proposed variant in 2004 called the B-1R, or "Boner"

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DQ9ED TIL on the May 9, 1969, episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Rogers asked Officer Clemmons, a black policeman played by François Clemmons, if he'd like to cool his feet with Rogers in a child's pool. Clemmons accepted after Rogers offered to share his towel too. Most pools were still segregated.
8eMBG TIL A German man spent years in a mental institution for claiming that his ex-wife and the bank where she worked were involved in a massive money laundering scheme. The accusations turned out to be true, and the plot to have him committed was part of a conspiracy to silence him.
d8vAr TIL polar bears have learned to hunt beluga whales, something that's only been seen in the last few decades.
5OZr TIL There is a website that will tell you if your computer is on or not.
M7YEA TIL that there is an annual World Dog Surfing Championships