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TIL that in the archetypal Vampire novel, Dracula, vampires are not destroyed by sunlight.

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W7NRA TIL during WW2, Lyndon B. Johnson had his seat stolen by Lt. Col. Francis R. Stevens on the Wabash Cannonball after returning from a bathroom break. The plane would be downed by the Japanese, killing everyone on board.
Z8L4p TIL even though Pluto has a larger surface area, the dwarf planet can fit within Russia’s borders
oBoQR TIL about Leo, an early socio-interactive robot built in 2002. Leo was programmed with psychological theory and spatial scaffolding. It is able to communicate by perceiving expression, gesture, speech, and thus responds appropriately with equal expression, gesture and speech.
690xl TIL in 1964 the US imposed a 25% tariff on light trucks in retaliation for tariffs imposed on US chicken by France and W Germany. Soon after, Volkswagen cargo vans and pickup trucks practically disappeared from the US market.
VL50 TIL that the African countries of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda are merging to form the East African Federation, a new sovereign state.