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Z8XQ TIL that there is a theoretical Gravity Train, which would connect any two destinations on Earth with a 42 minute, gravity-powered train ride.
VMVkk TIL of Charles "Charlie" Brown, a B-17F (Ye Olde Pub) pilot in WWII, and Franz Stigler, a BF 109 Messerschmitt pilot, who had escorted Ye Olde Pub out of German airspace.
bVmN TIL of UVB-76, a mysterious Russian radio signal that has been transmitting continuously since 1982. Nobody knows who makes the signal, only that it is located near Moscow, makes a buzzing sound 25 times a minute, and every few years will broadcast a string of random names and numbers.
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