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TIL that Bill Lear, creator of the Lear Jet, also invented the 8-track tape cartridge in 1964. It was originally called The Lear Jet Stereo 8 cartridge.

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vPRbD TIL in 1987 a news broadcast was interupted by a man pointing a gun at a newscaster, whilst giving him a piece of paper to read which was his manifesto detailing the CIA and aliens. Once the police arrived he immediately put down his gun (which was revealed to be a toy) and was arrested.
nedrb TIL the Teletubbies are canonically racially diverse and they live in the "Tubbytronic Superdome"
8aVLZ TIL of the death of Don Henry and Keven Ives, who were hit by a train as they lay on the tracks. The deaths were initially ruled an accident as a result of the boys sleeping on the tracks due to marijuana intoxication. The cause of death was changed to "definite homicide" after a second autopsy.
AY0B TIL that whoever is the President of France is also the co-ruler of the tiny European nation of Andorra. This makes Andorra the only country in the world to have one of its leaders chosen by people from another nation
4Xaxo TIL that some people with anxiety may actively resist relaxation in favor of worrying, with a study suggesting that it's a way to avoid a large jump in anxiety if something bad really does happen.