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TIL The White House built a vinyl record collection during the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter of more than 2,000 donated albums. A time capsule of 1970s trends, it ranges from Pat Boone, Barry Manilow and John Denver to the Beatles, Isaac Hayes, The Clash and Elvis Costello.
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TIL about the shotgun pistol given to Soviet cosmonauts. It was developed after space pioneer Alexei Leonov’s capsule landed off course in Siberia. At risk from attack by bears and wolves, Leonov later pushed for development of a combination shotgun/pistol/survival weapon that could fend off bears.
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TIL on June 29, 1971 cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev died in space, the first humans to do so, as the Soyuz 11 crew capsule depressurized. They had been the first crew to board Salyut 1, the first space station in orbit, spending 23 days conducting experiments.
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TIL that one of Oklahoma’s most notable landmarks came into being, literally by accident. A cement truck rolled over on its side on Winganon Road years ago, and because the mixer was full of concrete and too heavy to move, it has since been turned into a faux NASA space capsule by artists.
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