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TIL that, when asked to investigate the space shuttle Challenger disaster, Richard Feynman wrote a very critical report about NASA's safety policy concluding: "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."

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p6WZ TIL in a review of the film “Groundhog Day”, The Washington Post noted it was a good Bill Murray vehicle, but wrote “It will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress”. The film was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2006.
jadM TIL That a US destroyer attempted to ram and became stuck on top of a German u-boat during WWII. Resulting in exchanges of small arms fire that claimed the lives of 35 members of the u-boats crew.
E1x1W TIL a saguaro cactus once killed a man. When an Arizona man vandalized a 23ft saguaro with a shotgun, the cactus shed one of its arms and crushed him to death.
p0vp TIL DARE programs have been found to have no effect on drug use
pONG TIL that the Greco-Persian War (the one from 300) didn’t officially end until 1902, when Greece finally resumed diplomatic relations with Persia after over 2,300 years.