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TIL in 1920, the New York Times mocked Robert Goddard for believing rockets could fly in space. In 1926, he proved them wrong by launching the first liquid-fueled rocket. In 1969, NYT finally apologized—just before the Moon landing.

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Oo1AY TIL"Kangaroo" does not refer to a single species. "red" is the biggest marsupial, more common in arid\outback areas, while the "grey" is more common in less arid and more forested areas. plus 2 more, and the numerous wallaby species
lE7K TIL that during the search for one of the girls Ariel Castro kidnapped a psychic told her mother that her daughter was dead and “in water”. The mother of the daughter was devastated and took down all flyers of her daughter and died in 2006 before her daughter was later found alive in 2013.
MYNV TIL Jonathan Swift wrote a poem about the filthiness of a woman’s dressing room, which caused a woman to write a poem about him visiting prostitutes and being impotent.
69LEJ TIL In the early 1970s the submarine USS Halibut was sent on a secret mission to tap a Soviet undersea cable. The cable was quickly found because the Soviets left signs warning fishing vessels not to anchor near it. The operation was successful and the tap wouldn’t be discovered until 1981.
oROEY TIL that the Bazacle Milling Company was a joint-stock company of watermills founded in Toulouse, France. Starting from the 14th century, shares of the capital were freely bought and sold, and dividends were paid in flour until 1840. The company was nationalised in 1946