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TIL Robert Watson Watt, pioneer of Radar, was caught speeding at the age of 64, by a cop with a Radar gun.

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9oWG TIL there is a desk in the US Senate, operated by whichever senator sits there, that is traditionally stocked with candy of that senator’s choice to give out to other senators.
JYwwl TIL the original Alfalfa died by getting shot in the groin in an argument about lost dog reward money
0wGxL TIL The 1958 Latin Translation of Winnie the Pooh, Winnie ille Pu, became the first and only book ever published in Latin to make it to the New York Times Bestseller List.
5Vr0R TIL the most catastrophic accident in motorsports was in 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. About 80 to 84 people died and 120 to 178 people were injured when a Mercedes rear-ended another car at 200 km/h (125 mph), jumped the berm and landed into the crowd.
XEwJR TIL that MI6 agents were encouraged to use semen as invisible ink, with the motto “every man his own stylo”. The practice only stopped after concerns were raised about the masturbatory habits of the agents.