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TIL some of the first US spy satellites took imagery on 70 millimeter film, which was recovered by dropping huge film canisters from space and catching them mid-air by a passing US Air Force plane

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JAJV TIL The Statue of Liberty was planned to be built in Egypt to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal
MewZ8 TIL that the pin tumbler lock mechanism, most commonly used in locks, invented by Linus Yale became a winning invention in the mid 19th century.
b6YD4 TIL that much of modern-day Texas was called "New Philippines" under Spanish colonial rule
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