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TIL about the Insectothopter, a robotic spy drone developed by the CIA in the 1970s that was the size of a dragonfly.

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RlN6 TIL Cuba offered to send 1,586 doctors and 26 tons of medicine for relief after Hurricane Katrina. The offer was rejected by the state department.
gVZ4 TIL Isaac Asimov died from HIV contracted from a blood transfusion
1ajJD TIL Korea has 40% of the worlds dolmens (a type of megalith) It is unknown why so many are in the peninsula
kJw17 TIL linen is made from flax fibres, in a process that used to take many months. Linseed oil also comes from this plant
vDZj TIL that the movies Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, The Adjustment Bureau, Screamers and Paycheck (among others) are all based on short stories by author Philip K. Dick (1928 – 1982)