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TIL NASA contemplated sending giant beach ball-like rovers to Mars that would be propelled by wind

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LB9V TIL: After WWII, the British sold off captured Enigma machines to third world countries, who still believed it to be secure, so that they could spy on them.
Lk1yr TIL That after Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody" knocked the Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" for the #1 spot, he sent Elvis a telegram that read "If you can't handle the Beatles, I'll do it for you, pally."
LkX99 TIL of eight deaths related to ingesting liquid laundry packets (i.e. Tide Pods) in the U.S. between 2012 and early 2017 that have been reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, only two of the cases were actually children, with six of them being adults with dementia.
Br94D TIL: Sylvester Stallone wanted to use "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen as the theme song for Rocky III, but was denied permission. So, "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor was written.
kOkX1 TIL that Sergio De Simone, a 7 yo child, was deported in 1944 to Auschwitz and was then sent to Neuengamme camp to be experimented on by nazi doctors (under the promise to see his mother again). He was murdered in 1945 with other 20 kids so that the Allies would not find proof of what was going on.