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TIL Lockheed Martin accidentally dropped a NASA satellite while turning it sideways, causing $135M in damages

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b9Ra9 TIL: The Rank of Admiral of the Navy is the highest possible rank in the United States Navy. The rank is equated to that of a six-star admiral and is one of the two highest possible military ranks in the United States Armed Forces. It has only been awarded once, to George Dewey in March 24, 1903.
WkRLN TIL that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s grandfather made his fortune by smuggling opium from China, calling it a “fair, honorable and legitimate trade”
QNP89 TIL about "The greatest 4x100 race ever." 2012 Olympic Finals, the US team equalled the world record...but lost to Jamaica.
QJw4L TIL about the Blair Mountain Revolt, the largest armed uprising in the US post-Civil War. Thousands of workers upset at company town policies and poor conditions in the mines staged a mass strike in West Virginia, leading to the President ordering the army and airforce in. 133 died, over 900 jailed.
AjG7 TIL In Stringtown, Oklahoma, population 400, 76 percent of the town’s 2013 budget came from traffic tickets. After a state investigation into excessive speed trapping the town’s police department was disbanded.