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TIL that Hawaiian Water-Powered Jet Packs Pose a Threat to Fishes and Coral Reef

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OobBe TIL about John Deydras, a man who claimed to be the true son of Edward I. After being put on trial, Deydras accused of being misled by his devil-possessed cat. Both he and his cat were subsequently hanged.
4WJJ TIL: When George Lazenby wasn’t a big actor he met up with the producers and fabricated a story about the made up films he has acted in. He was given the role of James Bond.
6EObX TIL that the Soviets realised that the Americans and British were developing an atomic bomb when they noticed that Western scientists had ceased publishing papers on nuclear science. Correctly guessing that nuclear science had been made a state secret, they began their own program
a87B0 TIL that for several years Republican and Democratic states had differing dates for Thanksgiving.
M7BR8 TIL that in early 20th century America, ice-sitting challenges were all the rage. In 1900, Benton Harbor included an ice-sitting event in its July Fourth celebration. In 1926, three men sat on a block of ice for 30 minutes each to win a $30 prize at a community picnic in Ohio.