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TIL In 1996 NASA generated electricity with a satellite on a 13 mile long wire, released from Space Shuttle. The wire was clearly visible from Earth and was one of the biggest human-made objects in space.

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wdP6 TIL that during the filming of the nude co-ed shower scene in Starship Troopers, director Paul Verhoeven was also completely naked. It was the only way the actors agreed to film the scene.
QNJWL TIL in 1896, American taxidermist Carl Akeley was attacked by a leopard while on a visit to Africa and killed it with his bare hands by ramming his hand down the leopard's throat and choking it to death.
1Gad TIL three Mexicans got lost at sea and drifted from Mexico almost to Australia over the course of 9 months. They survived by eating raw fish and drinking rain water.
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