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TIL famous psychologist B.F.Skinner trained street pigeons to guide rockets by training them to recognize the pattern of a target, and to peck when they saw the target. As the pigeons pecked, cables harnessed to each one’s head would mechanically steer the missile until it finally reached its mark.

mpAE TIL: Zippo Lighters truly stands behind their lifetime guarantee. Any zippo mailed to them is fixed and returned, no receipt needed, no questions.
JYdZm TIL the sled dog, Togo, was responsible for leading his team through the most dangerous and longest stretch of the 1925 Serum Run by 200 miles. Balto and his team led the last 55 mile stretch into the town of Nome getting most of the credit and media attention.
9LjG TIL Henry Johnson, a WWI veteran, saved his friend from over 20 German soldiers by himself by using his rifle as a club and then proceeding to attack the rest with his bolo knife.
rNNgd TIL that a mathematical model can explain why we cannot find "aliens": it's likely we are one of the early species able to evolve to this point. If we survive to ourselves, chances are that we will become the "grabby aliens" that we cannot find.
6vam TIL in the 1950 FIFA World Cup final in Brazil (with the hosts up against Uruguay) a speech congratulating Brazil on the win was prepared, 22 gold medals with the Brazilian players names imprinted on them were made and a song on Brazil’s victory was written prior to the finals. Uruguay won 2-1