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TIL IMAX Movie platter weights 250kg (550lb).

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dDvlK TIL that the robot "ASIMO," developed by Honda, was first introduced in 2000 and was capable of walking, running, climbing stairs, and even dancing. ASIMO was designed to assist people with mobility impairments and perform a range of tasks to demonstrate advanced robotics technology.
Z8JDp TIL The Bikini Atoll’s flag is similar to the USA flag, but with black stars representing islands destroyed by nuclear testing, to serve as a reminder of the debt the US still owes them for nuclear fallout and radiation poisoning.
pYeW4 TIL the 1970s hit "No Sugar Tonight" was inspired when BTO singer Randy Bachman was fearing a street confrontation with a biker gang. The biker's girlfriend suddenly drove up and yelled at him for not watching the kids and taking out the trash, and there would be "no sugar tonight".
9YQbX TIL that the first commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces was refurbished, returned to service, and later became the third commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces.
YpDrB TIL of Elizabeth Jennings Graham, a black woman who in 1854, insisted that she ride in a segregated streetcar. Her main lawyer, future president Chester A Arthur, won the case and all streetcars in New York became desegregated.