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TIL until 1994, NFL officials used to signal the end of each quarter by shooting a starter pistol

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LQj0m TIL that the ancient Greeks used a primitive form of computer called the Antikythera mechanism, dating back to around 100 BC, to predict astronomical events and eclipses.
j6NDX TIL about Kosmos 954, a nuclear powered satellite that crashed into northern Canada in 1978, spreading radioactive debris all over the area. An incident that was largely kept from the locals inhabiting the area at the time.
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