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TIL Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson became the only “space ace” when he shot down a satellite orbiting at 345 miles while piloting an F-15 on Sept. 13, 1985.

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xVL6o TIL that Scandinavians are adamant about letting their children nap outside, even in cold weather. Parents report that babies take longer and deeper naps when they sleep comfortably bundled up outside.
p8A5Q TIL that The Source and Candi Staton recorded "You Got the Love" for a diet product's video about a 900lb (408kg) man. The film was canned when the man dropped to 300lb (136kg). Candi Staton thought that was that until the song reached top 10 in Europe - by which time she'd forgotten how to sing it.
oB4XE TIL about the Tucker State Prison Farm scandal, in which inmates were routinely beaten, tortured with needles under their fingernails, and had their genitals crushed with pliers and electrocuted. Up to 200 inmates may have been murdered and buried around the prison.
9bAr TIL that dogs can eat raw bones and digest them, and they only choke on cooked bones which can splinter and break.
Z6dp TIL that in the state of New Hampshire, defense attorneys are legally entitled to inform juries of their right to return a not guilty verdict even when they believe a defendant is guilty, otherwise known as Jury Nullification