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TIL Barry Goldwater feared the religious-right taking over the GOP

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epAmE TIL the satellite LES-1 ceased transmissions in 1967, but randomly started transmitting again in 2012.
Y70Mv TIL in 1996 Ali Dia convinced Graham Souness manager of Southampton he was cousin of footballer George Weah and had played with him.He was signed and made his debut against Leeds where he was so bad he had his contract terminated. They later found out he had never played professional football before
xV71w TIL that despite having a reputation for deadly wildlife there has only been one confirmed death by spider bite in Australia since 1979
GYBZ5 [TIL] All interviews shown in the movie Intersellar were real interviews with people that lived through the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. These are not actors. This happened to them.
E1DAp TIL in 2010 the fastest super computer in the entire U.S Defense Department was primarily compromised of 1760 PlayStation 3 Consoles