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TIL A WW1 forerunner to cruise missiles, the pilotless Kettering Bug was designed to strike targets at a range of 75 miles.

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v1oOR TIL Censorship board in Philippines wanted to cut nudity/sex scenes from Schindler's List. Spielberg refused, and pulled the film from screening in Philippine cinemas, which prompted the Senate to demand the abolition of the censorship board.
8aEEb TIL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL 9000 incorrectly predicts a ‘mate in two’ in a chess game with the astronaut. Fans have speculated whether this was a filmmaking error, a test by HAL of the human’s reliability, or an early sign that HAL is malfunctioning. Kubrick died without revealing the answer.
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4XowJ TIL there was once a Viking king who ruled as the King of England...for about 5 weeks.