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TIL the "Lockheed Flatbed" was a proposed flatbed airplane designed for bulky cargo such as military jeeps or tanks

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m1MVO TIL Mister Rogers defended public television to the US Senate; his testimony helped convince the Congress to increase funding to PBS, rather than cut it in half, as President Nixon wanted
oRjAA TIL when Steven Seagal hosted SNL in 1991, he claimed he'd never heard of the show before. He refused to be "beaten up", even for comedic purposes, and instead wrote his own skit where he beat up a bunch of his own stuntmen that he brought on the show just for that purpose
9YdDM TIL that Picasso would carry around a revolver loaded with blanks and fire at people inquiring about the meaning of his paintings, his theory of aesthetics, or those he simply found to be dull.
QN7ME TIL the actor who had won the most Golden Raspberries (Razzies) is Sylvester Stallone with 12 wins
Xrw6 TIL That an American Soldier from the Korean War was given the Medal of Honor for killing 5 Chinese soldiers… 4 with his bare hands… while giving medical aid to his comrades… after being shot.