TIL That on the final Mercury Flight, astronaut Gordo Cooper's capsule lost all power. He had to manually bypass the control system to fire the retro rockets and drogue chute and use his wrist watch for time and stars for reference points. It was the most accurate landing to that point in history. (theatlantic.com)
submitted ago by WilliamtheV
TIL: The name Cerberus is a Latinized version of the word Greek Kerberos, which is the same word used to name one of the dogs of Yama, who is the Hindu god of death. The word kerberos means spotted. Hades effectively named his Three-Headed Hellhound "Spot" (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted ago by Dreadmonkey
TIL in 2012 Donald Trump ordered a boycott against Glenfiddich scotch, since the whiskey company financially backs the Top Scot award, given that year to Michael Forbes, who was chosen for refusing to vacate his land to make way for Trump's planned golf course. (theguardian.com)
submitted ago by dabunbun
TIL Steve Jobs is buried in an unmarked grave (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted ago by KayBeeToys
TIL of the ESPN show Playmakers. It was their first original drama series depicting the lives of an American football team. Despite high ratings, the show was cancelled after 11 episodes due to pressure from the NFL, who thought the show negatively portrayed pro football players (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted ago by snakeman5001
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