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TIL The Last VCRS were produced in July of 2016

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OMxe TIL that New Zealand once tried to weaponize tsunamis (Project Seal)
BrdRk TIL John Deere forces farmers to pay for expensive repairs due to their proprietary software, and refusal to let farmers self repair their own equipment with open source tools
RrE7 TIL that Mikhail Kalishnikov, inventor of the AK-47, greatly regretted having invented the weapon, and is quoted as saying “I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work - for example a lawnmower.”
ZpDro TIL High intensity aerobic exercise could cut the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%, according to a study of runners.
VB4bm TIL there are an estimated 3 million plus undiscovered shipwrecks in the worlds oceans.