TIL orbital trajectories can be patented, and a telecommunications satellite was once abandoned after a necessary maneuver turned out to be owned by Boeing.
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Submitted October 24, 2023 at 07:30AM by MikeKrombopulos
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TIL that 25 year-old Clare Torry, who provided the wordless vocals for Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky” from their iconic album Dark Side of the Moon, completed her recording session in two and a half takes. She was paid £30 for her performance. [source, comments]

TIL that a placebo can still work even when a subject knows it’s a placebo [source, comments]

A court in Rome has denied the request to release the anarchist political prisoner Alfredo Cospito from solitary confinement under the cruel “41bis” regime. Starting a year ago, Alfredo undertook a life-threatening four-month hunger strike demanding to be transferred. This coincided with solidarity actions throughout Italy and around the world.

Even Alfredo's worst enemies, officials from the anti-terrorism departments, recommended his transfer. But the court is determined to impose as much suffering as possible.

Background:

https://crimethinc.com/alfredocospito

"Alfredo’s situation represents a threat to all of us. When environmental protesters are charged with terrorism simply for occupying trees, it is common sense to anticipate that what is done to Alfredo today will be done to a wider range of arrestees tomorrow."

You can write to Alfredo here:

Alfredo Cospito
C. C. "G. Bacchiddu"
strada provinciale 56 n. 4
Località Bancali, 07100 Sassari
Italy

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A lot of people don't think teaching history is important, but witnessing an entire generation of people who aren't aware of historic facts and then form an opinion based on nothing more than propaganda and uninformed mouthpieces, makes you realize how truly necessary it is.