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TIL the first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space in a "film bucket" that was then scooped up in midair by a plane.

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kPLW TIL in the early 1900s a transexual man (born as a woman) was able to pass for a man, enabling him to vote, marry two successive wives, adopt a daughter and successfully stand for political office in NYC.
mxnJR TIL in 1984 a group of Australian Aboriginal people living a traditional nomadic life were discovered in the Gibson desert in Western Australia. They had been unaware of the arrival of Europeans on the continent, let alone cars - or even clothes.
R8Ma TIL that circumcision is so popular in South Korea that the circumcision rate exceeds the birth rate
yQDpe TIL about the Dragon Boundary Marks, 13 dragon statues that outline the boundaries of the original city of London
l7YA5 TIL researchers at the University of Georgia have built a device named the "Wasp Hound", which contains a parasitic wasp species trained to recognize various odors like explosives or drugs. The wasps are tracked by a computer which triggers an alarm when enough wasps seemingly focus in on a scent.