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TIL of Larry Walters, who in 1982 rode a lawn chair attached to helium balloons to 16,000 feet. He ended up floating in the path of pilots at LAX Airport. Armed with a pellet gun, he controlled his descent by firing the gun at the balloons, popping them one by one.

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MK7V TIL 100 years ago,today in Sarajevo, a 19 YO University student pulled a trigger and propelled the world into war.On a rock behind his house he carved his initials and the date—Г П 1909. When a friend asked why he was doing it, he answered, “One day people will know my name.
x6OLB TIL George the Lobster is the oldest recorded lobster ever, estimated to be 140 years old (born ~1869) at the time of his capture in 2008 off the coast of Newfoundland. He was released back into the wild in 2009 and it is unknown if he remains alive today.
R7Grl TIL On January 13, 1920, a New York Times editorial said rockets could never work in space because in a vacuum there was nothing for them to push against. The paper later said it regretted the error.
yOnV TIL that according to the 1995 census, the majority of American Indians prefer the term “Indian” over “Native American” in referring to them.
OMee TIL: Americans can fly to the moon faster than to New Zealand