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TIL: Town planning was an Olympic event up until 1948

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QJgwe TIL that laser canons which "work just like a laser pointer" in operation by the US Navy can shoot down drones silently and instantly, and precisely aim (and burn) enemy ship's engine
jNb1v TIL that both scholars of antiquity and religion agree that a historical Jesus existed. They also hold the baptism of Jesus and his crucifixion were real events.
d6X8 TIL that in 1983, the Soviet Union shot down a commercial Korean flight (departing via Anchorage) when it drifted in Russian airspace. As a result, President Reagan declassified a secret U.S. military system to aid international flight tracking. Today this system is known as GPS.
R5kj4 TIL That Probably one of the most 'alien-like' species, the ribbon worm spits a living, tree-like proboscis to hunt it prey
GYYg4 TIL the Stenonychosaurus had a large brain, stereoscopic vision and ~thumbs.