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TIL Leonardo da Vinci not only conceptualized the world’s first self-propelled vehicle and crank-powered armored car (tank), but also possibly constructed the world’s first humanoid robot - more than 500 years ago.

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BrYyL TIL in a game of hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 with a zamboni driver in goal (as a back-up).
8RKL TIL The guy who invented autopilot also founded the Mile High Club
VBJvD TIL After leaving NASA in 1971, Neil Armstrong named his farm for a valley described in "The Lord of the Rings" and chose an email address with a Tolkien theme. There is a theory he based his One Small Step quote on "The Hobbit"
ZaW4 TIL-Ryan Stiles, from Whose Line is it Anyway, had many of his flamboyant shoes custom made since his height and shoe size made it problematic for him to buy shoes from a store.
yQbbv TIL of the General delegation for the French language and languages of France (aka the French Language Police) whose job is to research emerging English words and come up with French equivalents to keep the language alive.