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

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780Wb TIL there are 'e-books' for the blind/visually impaired. The braille terminal is an electro-mechanical device that displays braille characters, usually by means of round-tipped pins raised through holes in a flat surface
6EGWm TIL The giant silverware company Oneida Limited started out as a 19th century free love comune. Both older men and women were chosen to be sexual mentors to adolescent members of the opposite sex. And they also made silverware.
pYEAe Today I learned about independent cities - cities in the United States that have the governmental power of counties and thus do not belong to any county or counties.
a8nob TIL that during an equinox, the daytime and nighttime aren't equal. There's another term for that: equilux.
GM64 TIL that the philtrum (the groove in the middle of your upper lip) exists in all mammals. It’s much narrower in non-primates, and uses capillary action to keep the nose wet with saliva (ie. wet nose = good for dogs). A wet nose is better at trapping odors, hence the purpose of the philtrum.