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TIL Heder Lamarr was not only a fantastic actress, but an engineer as well. And she helped developed what would become WiFi.

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xV8J1 TIL that Charles Manson was briefly a Scientologist, but left because he found it to be "too crazy".
ZEoD TIL Instead of sending labor over to China or Bangladesh, manufacturers have chosen to forcibly employ up to 2.4 million incarcerated people in the United States. Chances are high that if a product you’re holding says it is ‘American Made,’ it was made in an American prison.
dLkE TIL F-35B Fighter Pilots have a Helmet that accesses 6 cameras around the body of the plane, allowing them to basically see through the plane. Also, it costs $400,000.
e0PV4 TIL about an Indian maharaja who legally adopted 1000 Ukrainian children orphaned by WW2. He took them to India, kept them safe and brought in Ukrainian teachers to educate them, all using his own money.
KYQyG TIL France's national ensign (flag) used to be white at various points between the 1600s and the early 1800s.