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TIL The Colombian army created a pop song with a Morse code beat to communicate with kidnapped military personnel

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BrDpk TIL When a robber attempted to snatch her mobile phone, he didn't know he was messing with Polyana Viana, a UFC boxer. She threw two timely punches and a charge at the robber. When he came down to earth, she locked his head and neck in a rear-naked choke and then settled him down in the same spot.
Z8b9Y TIL: Two doctors invented the chainsaw in 1780 to make the removal of pelvic bone easier and less time-consuming during childbirth
pMKp TIL the original Tron movie (1982) was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt at the time that using computers was “cheating”
Lk0Ap TIL Speedy Gonzales was banned by Cartoon Network for being an offensive stereotype, only to be returned after mass protest by the hispanic-american community.
4vl6 TIL that multiple male contraceptives have already been developed and are ready for use in humans. But pharmaceutical companies are refusing to invest in clinical trials because they do not think there is enough of a market.