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TIL there is an RC car that returns Javelins to the Olympic athletes. Here’s the video from London 2012.

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6Ex0W TIL in 1977 a UK TV news bulletin was interrupted by a voice claiming to be the 'Ashtar Galactic Command' and instructed humanity to abandon its weapons, so it could participate in a 'future awakening' and 'achieve a higher state of evolution'. After six minutes, the broadcast returned to normal.
M7rDB TIL that actor and Chicago native David Arquette owns the rights to BOZO and plans on reviving the show
9Y55Q TIL of the Pequot War (1636-1638), now considered a genocide by historians. English settlers led a campaign against the Pequot tribe, culminating with the Mystic massacre, when Pequot women and children were set on fire. Afterwards, Connecticut was formed and the word "Pequot" was banned.
op4W TIL that people who regularly work 11 hours a day or more are 67% more likely to suffer a premature heart disease.
ANW5l TIL the US Navy sold 2 obsolete aircraft carriers to scrap dealers for a cent each because they were very expensive to dismantle and recycle.