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TIL that an experimental deployable structure that was installed into the Mir space station that failed to deploy was fixed by being kicked.

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7oG7 TIL that in the early days of reddit, founders Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman created fake accounts to submit content. Admins had the ability to create new users and posts simultaneously to give the site the appearance of having an established community, until reddit could stand on its own.
ngyo TIL in 1988 Michael Jackson called Matt Groening and asked to be a guest voice on The Simpsons. He performed in “Stark Raving Dad” under a pseudonym and wrote the song “Happy Birthday Lisa”. Later, he would write “Do the Bartman” without receiving any credit.
W7kl8 TIL that Bob Marley shared his royalties with a soup kitchen so it would be able to stay open
8evxL TIL In perfecting the design of their first aircraft, the Wright Brothers built and tested prototypes inside of a Wind Tunnel - to which they credited the bulk of their aircraft’s success.
VBj9p TIL that the endangered/threatened listing of marine mammals and (most) fish is managed by the US Secretary of Commerce… 😑