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TIL that Disney owns part of a Canadian Porn streaming service through ESPN

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Y78RP TIL that the first aircraft autopilot was developed in 1912. The autopilot connected a gyroscopic heading indicator and attitude indicator to hydraulically operated elevators and rudder. It permitted the aircraft to fly straight and level on a compass course without a pilot's attention
d8orj TIL - When sharks attack humans, they do not mistake us for seals, or other food sources. Sharks have acute senses which includes good hearing, sharp vision, minute changes in water pressure and detection of bioelectrical fields. They are curious, they bite us to see if we are a good food source.
Lk0Rm TIL no movies featuring an exploding helicopter has ever won a Best Picture Academy Award
EaO0 TIL U.S. high schools used to have gun clubs. There was even a riflery championship where students competed on a national level.
KYbaQ TIL about Manhattan’s Book Row, where until the 60s, over 36 bookstores existed across just a few blocks