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TIL In the 1950s, the French created an anti tank weapon for airborne troops by strapping 75mm recoilless cannons to several hundred Vespa scooters. The cannon goes between the driver’s legs, and off the front of the scooter.

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KORV6 TIL in 2013, a wild male tiger walked right up to a tiger enclosure at a zoo in India. Attracted by a captive female, the zookeepers let him in through a door in the enclosure. He stayed for a month, then escaped by jumping the fence, then returned a few weeks later.
oBdp8 TIL The Walter Reade Organization mistakenly omitting the logo © when renaming George A. Romero's originally titled "Night of the Flesh Eaters" made Night of the Living Dead public domain. Thus, we'll never know how much the film made worldwide from all its unapproved showings, copies and sales.
b6XA7 TIL The US TV show Dallas is alleged to have helped partially hasten the downfall of communist Romania. The regime allowed airings of the show in the 1980s believing that the show would be seen as anti-capitalistic. This backfired as citizens desired the luxurious lifestyle portrayed in the show.
YpY9W TIL Director James Marsh was very interested in exploring the sexual relationship between Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane, in his movie The Theory of Everything. However, Jane "had quite a strong boundary against any exploration of the sexuality in the relationship" for the film
QNG4L TIL that more New Deal relief funds were allocated to counties where a larger share of the population had radios, even when taking into account factors of income and wealth, suggesting that politicians are more sensitive to the interests of better informed citizens