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0d87R TIL of the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing "automaton" from the 1700s actually operated by a cleverly hidden human. It toured the palaces of Europe, even playing against Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon, who attempted to cheat multiple times, prompting the Turk to swipe all the pieces off the board.
N757M TIL an MIT study found that tin-foil hats amplified "radio bands reserved for government use" rather than blocking signals.
Z85Mv TIL IU on vitamin packages stands for International Unit for measuring amount of substance and ironically this unit is not part of International System of Units
N71MQ TIL Boris Mikhailov, captain of the USSR hockey team, was offered a $1 million contract to leave Russia in 1980 after the Miracle on Ice. However, he declined as the KGB was standing next to him when the offer was made.
KY96J TIL The giant balloons in the Macy’s parade were originally allowed to float away, and those who found them got a gift certificate from Macy’s.