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TIL that in 2015 Boeing patented a plasma force field

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n1nd TIL the Romans had a December holiday of merrymaking and gift-giving from 500 BC.
J1PnV TIL about Basil Zaharoff a 19th and early 20th century arms dealer, who is believed to have inspired the James Bond villain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
pYQbe TIL that, as President of the New York City Police Commission, Theodore Roosevelt would regularly walk the city streets at night or in the early morning to make sure officers were on duty.
yQynM TIL that when ships pass through Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean, the nearest land mass is 1677 (2,700 kms) miles away. This means that at certain times of the day, the nearest humans are on the international space station (ISS) 258 miles (416 kms) up.
VMZp4 TIL there's a car that costs $18.7 Million - the Bugatti La Voiture Noire. Top speed: 261 mph