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TIL President Reagan was due to the deliver the State of the Union address the evening of the Challenger Disaster. Instead, he postponed the speech a week and delivered this tribute to the Challenger crew to the nation. It’s been listed as one of the most significant speeches of the 20th century.

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4kom5 TIL Montana holds the world record for temperature change in a 24 hour period
gMlnb TIL That the NFL actually has a rule against using a helmet as a weapon: "ARTICLE 17. USE OF HELMET AS A WEAPON. A player may not use a helmet that is no longer worn by anyone as a weapon to strike, swing at, or throw at an opponent." Rule 12, Section 2
wLLjo TIL in Sydney, Australia, a safe injecting room for heroin users has supervised just under 1 million injections, and managed more than 6,000 overdoses without a single fatality
yQ6xV TIL that Vivendi (the media conglomerate that owns Universal Music Group, Dailymotion, Gameloft, etc.) was founded by decree of emperor Napoleon III in 1853 as a water supply company.
p8Nnp TIL, Edsel Ford was responsible for previous generations of the Lincoln Continental automobile, and would also bring hydraulic brakes to cars, he also had a role in producing military products at Willow Run in the 1940s.