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TIL In 1955 the US had a mach capable strategic bomber that could takeoff and land on water

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Z8MXG TIL Australian child murderer, psychopath & pedophile Nicole Louise Pearce (born Paul Luckman) underwent gender-reassignment at state expense while incarcerated, was paroled in 1999 against the advice of majority professional opinion and repeatedly relocated to within close proximity of children
9wAOX TIL The Man versus Horse Marathon, which has been running yearly since 1980, has only been won by a human three times, in 2004, 2007 and 2022. In all other years, a horse won.
a8kDo TIL of Oskar Speck, a German man who spent seven years kayaking from Europe to Australia. Unfortunately, Australia declared war on Germany shortly before his arrival, and he was arrested on suspicion of espionage as soon as he made landfall.
kOB9d TIL The phrase 'pipe dream' is an allusion to the dreams experienced by smokers of opium pipes
KXb6 TIL There Is An Organization That Preserves The Night Sky by Fighting Light Pollution, and Bill Nye is the Newest Ambassador!