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TIL that when Michael Foot was put in charge of a nuclear disarmament committee, The Times reportedly announced the news with the headline “Foot Heads Arms Body.”

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g6X7 TIL that the illegal landing of a “mentally unstable” 19 year old amatuer pilot in the Red Square inadvertantly helped lead to the fall of the Soviet Union, and the end of the Cold War.
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0dEW5 TIL that after arriving in Pittsburgh to play for the Penguins, Jaromir Jagr would read the weather forecast on the WDVE radio station.
J1RPl TIL When Bobby Womack was 25, he had sex with his 17 year old stepdaughter. She then married her step-Uncle. For this ordeal, Bobby Womack was shot by his wife, who later divorced him. His stepdaughter never spoke to her mother again.
BgWdd TIL the Øresund Bridge, which transitions into an underwater tunnel to connect 12km between Sweden and Denmark by road and rail, also carries a cable which is a main connection hub for much of Europe's internet access