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TIL that the set of Sesame Street was intentionally made to look like a poor inner city block, complete with trash and decay, because the original target audience was inner city children and the producers wanted it to feel familiar

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xVNgB TIL The Antonov A-40 was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane. The tank had to be stripped most of it's armament, ammunition and headlights, however the prototype still failed.
LkOev TIL that pea plants are able to associate stimuli with reward, similar to Pavlov's dog. Pea plants were conditioned to associate light with the presence of a fan.
9wbwp TIL Christian slater donated his entire salary from the film Interview with the vampire to all of river phoenix’s favorite charities. The role was originally supposed to go to River before he passed in (1993)
kEmB TIL there’s a drug called Actos, which side-effects include an increase risk of bladder cancer by 83 percent, heart failure, liver failure and bone fractures. It’s been banned in France and Germany, but still legal in the United States.
69Nd8 TIL A ferry pilot flew a Cessna 172 from California to Hawaii in just over 18 hours. Prepping and flying the plane was about the same cost as having the plane disassembled, shipped and re-assembled.