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TIL the Soviet Union built the world’s first laser tank. (x-post from /r/TankPorn).

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xYN0 TIL that in the 1st episode of 30 Rock, after Jack discusses how he developed the Trivection oven, GE ran an ad during commercial break to make sure the audience knew it was a real product, not something writers made up as a joke for the show.
epdkJ TIL of 'Dr' John R. Brinkley - a radio pioneer and fake physician. He would later make part of his fortune implanting goat testicles into humans to increase their virility.
PY0gw TIL that in Bude, UK there is an elongated tunnel providing rain shelter for customers to the local superstore (Sainsbury's). As a running joke, it has received numerous 5 star reviews and it's the #3 top thing to do in Bude, leading to some underwhelmed tourists
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Y7pPx TIL about Fordlandia, a city in Brazil that Henry Ford tried to build as a social Utopia. The city had different neighborhoods, the white American one with running water and great views, and the local one with well water. Still a city today, but no longer a social experiment.