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TIL about "Geostationary Orbit" where satellites match the rotation of the earth and stay above a fixed point on the earth's surface

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Wkrn9 TIL Johnny Bravo is extremely popular in India, to the point that a TV movie "Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood" was produced in 2011, seven years after the show ended.
VM8WB TIL that a Brownie or Broonie (Scots), also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks.
0wrn5 TIL the CIA had a mind control program. In 2018, declassified documents included a letter discussing work on six dogs made to run, turn and stop via remote control and brain implants.
Y99v TIL The most sophisticated bomb ever encountered by the FBI destroyed Harvey’s Wagon Wheel casino in Lake Tahoe in 1980. The device included 28 toggle switches , a float switch, tilt sensor, sensors and spring switches casing screws and joints, and more
VpWD TIL there exists a series titled “Manga Bible,” an adaptation of the Christian Bible in manga form.