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TIL in the 2004 exercise between the US and the Indian Air Forces, Indian pilots notched up an astounding 9:1 kill ratio. U.S. pilots said that the Indian pilots showed innovation and flexibility in their tactics. and that they came into the exercise underrating the training and tactics of the IAF

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9YbwB TIL In the 1980s American Airlines sold tickets for unlimited travel (priced around 250000 dollar). One passenger, over a period of 10+ years, traveled more than 10 million miles, accumulated over 40 million frequent flier miles (all of which he gave away), and cost the airline more than $21 million
nlVP TIL The crime fiction author Patricia Cornwell was called “monstrously stupid” by the curator of a British museum for destroying a painting by Walter Sickert in search of proof he was Jack the Ripper
w947 TIL: In 2000, for the sole purpose of trolling the MPAA, a programmer created a mostly useless, legal program that shared a name with the recently released, illegal program for decrypting DVD video, DeCSS.
9YJEX TIL In 2010, a thief broke into the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and stole five paintings worth €100 million ( $123 million USD). Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr, commented, "These five paintings are unsellable, so thieves, sirs, you are imbeciles, now return them." The art has not been recovered.
1b4P TIL that November 28, 2012 was the most peaceful day NYC ever had - without a single reported murder, shooting, stabbing or other incident of violent crime.