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TIL that the Avrocar was a real life flying saucer, developed by Avro Canada for the US Air Force to be used as a flying jeep

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4Xkyg TIL that engineers can't explain why the Leaning Tower of Pisa didn't topple in 1990 when it had a tilt of 5.5 degrees. Computer models suggest it should of toppled at 5.44 degrees.
pLaG TIL that when the Titanic was found in 1985, the famous Grand Staircase (appearing in many films of the sinking) was missing. During the filming of the 1997 movie, the replica was torn out by the water when the set was flooded; the real staircase was likely ripped out of the ship in the same way.
Z8JvR TIL The National School Lunch Act of 1946 was passed, in part, because of the number of draftee's that were rejected during WWII due to being malnourished.
ZX5B TIL The same actor (John Hurt) did the “chestburster” scene in Alien and returned 8 years later to do it in Spaceballs
OoZp7 TIL Nintendo Power had a comic mascot named Nester that progressively grew up and eventually had a son during magazine's run. In the last issue his son states, "You're kind of sad to see it end, but really proud and happy too. You know what I see when I look at this final issue? 100% completion."