2 Comments TIL there’s a 7-story rock in a desert near Joshua Tree in California that 1) is maybe the largest freestanding boulder in the world, 2) once had a 24ft by 36ft apartment dug underneath it, and 3) hosted 20 years of Flying Saucer Conventions starting in the 1950s by whatilearned September 13, 2022, 11:53 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that the Avrocar, a secret US military project for a VTOL aircraft, looked like a flying saucer. by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 1:26 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL The Frisbee began when a young couple were tossing a 5¢ cake pan on the beach; they were offered 25¢ for it. They started a business called the “Flyin’ Cake Pan.” The design was retooled and name changed several times: “Whirlo-Way,” “Flyin’ Saucer,” “Pluto Platter,” then Frisbee. by whatilearned July 19, 2021, 2:21 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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