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TIL that a rocket engine startup company's plan for using mercury propellant to launch satellites ended up getting the UN global ban

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a8ebA TIL that the first combat drones appeared in 1930-1940. These were radio-controlled unmanned tanks that could drive, shoot and even self-destruct at command from the outside. Usually they were controlled from another tank
p8ma8 TIL that Electroshock Therapy as demonised by One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is actually a valid, effective and humane treatment for a variety of brain conditions and still used to this day
7rbaO TIL about Panasonic Jungle which was a portable platform for MMO titles Battlestar Galactica Online was one of the first games confirmed for the device (Stellar Dawn and RuneScape are the only other known confirmed titles).
4X7E5 TIL there is a species of fossil sea turtle named after author Terry Pratchett. He wrote a series of fantasy books about a world carried on the back of a giant turtle.
kJnkg TIL that Town Planning was an Olympic event