There was a tractor built in the 1950’s that had the capability to idle at 0 RPM. Because the engine is two-stroke, it could switch directions before it made a full rotation.
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TiL that the spiral shell of a Nautilus cephalopod isn't full of its body, but a system of air chambers that act like buoyancy chambers on a submarine!
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Veronica Lake's peekaboo hairstyle was so popular during WW2 that the U.S. government asked her to change it to something more suited for factory work. She soon obliged and unveiled her new look: the victory roll.
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To get a NYC taxi cab medallion in 1964 it cost $227,874.00 [adjusted for inflation]
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Today I learned that genitals and etc is allowed on YouTube if it is for educational purposes. Also documentaries and such!
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The Original Rudolph & Santa Puppets from 1964 were sold at auction for $368K to an anonymous bidder who subsequently donated them to the Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts Museum
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Sir Alec Guiness was with James Dean the night he bought Little Bastard and claims he told James not to get into the car because he had a feeling he would be dead within the week. James Dead died in the car a week later.
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There are communities in Africa making hamburgers from mosquitos
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Real Life Heroes Random acts of kindness saved people from close calls - Faith In Humanity Restored
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Charlie Chaplin was an extraordinary orator, despite being better known for his silent films, but he all but ended his career, and chances of US citizenship with a speech given at the end of his film The Great Dictator
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The largest statue of the Late Period that was ever discovered in Egypt, Submerged In Mud In Cairo (2017)
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