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TIL a couple got rick rolled when getting married

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gMQoW TIL turtle can outrun a crocodile
mxljO TIL of the Corrupted Blood incident, an unintentional glitch in World of Warcraft that simulated the spread of a deadly pandemic. It was later studied by epidemiologists due to the reaction of the gamers and its resemblance to the general populace.
69ERw TIL that the numbering system in India has different words for the powers of ten starting with ten to the fifth, and names every other power from there (seventh, ninth, etc.)
ReD4 TIL Lockheed Skunk works produced the first pair of working stealth aircraft despite not even being invited to compete. Everybody else besides Northrop failed or gave up, but Lockheed managed to build a pair of working stealth aircraft for only $35 million by using leftover parts from other programs
QNMx9 TIL California was mistakenly considered an island for centuries on world maps. The legend proposed that it was terrestrial paradise, like the Garden of Eden. This misconception was resolved in the 18th century