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TIL that “Reddit” in latin means “To repeat”.

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BrrEW TIL that some, if not all, video game developers used/uses pre-made sounds to incorporate into the game's BGM.
6MA7 TIL that the French Navy uses distorted proportions of 30:33:37 on the Flag to give better optical proportions
KOKDJ TIL President George Washington’s step-grandson in law was Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army.
xVvko TIL that, due to a pilot shortage, Chinese airlines are paying airline pilots $300k a year, tax free
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