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TIL former governor of Alabama George Wallace died the same day Gary Sinise won an Emmy for playing him in a movie (September 13, 1998)

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nlyo TIL That the websleuths forum has called Benjaman Kyle out as a faker and has archived the case.
logKB TIL 3D printing offers a completely new opportunity for the development of personalized medicines. Introducing 3D printers to pharmacies and hospitals would allow physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to form a dose and delivery system based on the patient’s body size, age, lifestyle, and sex.
rjkw TIL The most sophisticated bomb ever encountered by the FBI destroyed Harvey’s Wagon Wheel casino in Lake Tahoe in 1980. The device included 28 toggle switches , a float switch, tilt sensor, sensors and spring switches casing screws and joints, and a few surprises.
XEx5E TIL that there is rust on the moon due to oxygen leaking from Earth and reacting with water on the Moon
8ardP TIL that in preparing for D-Day, the Allies fooled Germany into thinking that they would attack Pas de Calais instead of Normandy by creating a phantom army complete with fake landing crafts made from painted canvas and inflatable tanks which they moved over night