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TIL that the Space Shuttle couldn’t fly on new years day / eve because it couldn’t handle the year rollover

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4XoVb TIL shock rocker Alice Cooper is now a born again Christian who attends Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, California, and even teaches Sunday School
EyDP TIL Hugh Thompson Jr., a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, threw away his Distinguished Flying Cross when he saw the citation included a fabricated account of the My Lai Massacre.
8AeV TIL the government funded an experiment to determine wether or not dolphins could speak. This later escalated to the female researcher giving the dolphin handjobs and then later taking LSD with the dolphin.
e1R5 TIL of the 1982 Swedish Hot Line Riot - teens in Sweden hacked the land line system to create a massive party line unbeknownst to adults or hte phone company. Over 1,000 14-18 year olds then decided to meet at one location with no plans. A riot ensued.
a8EDJ TIL that rhinoceros beetles are popular pets in many parts of Asia and have been used in gambling fights.