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The Space Power Facility, near Sandusky, Ohio, was central to many of Nasa's iconic missions

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6Dyl TIL Robert Noyce passed up being the worlds first trillionaire by making his patent on silicon chips public domain. Thus allowing technological innovation leading to modern day electronics.
GyQ4 TIL that Dave Grohl has been the drummer on every Tenacious D album and is considered a member of the band.
8YRb TIL that the EPA values a human life at $9.1 million, the FDA values it at $7.9 million, and the Department of Transportation values it at $6 million.
xO1k TIL that in 1942, Jack Woolams, a test pilot for the new top secret “Jet Engine” aircraft, would surprise other unsuspecting propeller planes by flying up along side them in his jet while wearing a gorilla suit and smoking a cigar.
LQgBP TIL of Harvester, a 1996 video game known to be one of the most violent and disturbing video games made, with Germany even banning it. Developed in 1994, it was released two years later due to how long it took to code the game.