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TIL that Tomahawk missiles cost $1.59 million

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kOb8e TIL that Kurt Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen, WA says "Welcome to Aberdeen. Come As You Are".
yQDEl TIL a chimpanzee's longest sentence was, "Give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you."
ADPYx TIL English sailor, William Adams, had landed in Japan, after his crew had been plagued by violent attacks, terrible weather, and fatal illness. Upon the crew's arrival, Adams earned a position as an adviser to the Shogun, Ieyasu, and the status of being one of the first Western Samurais.
PYPZE TIL a study was conducted involving separating infant twins through an adoption agency to study nature vs nurture . The twins involved in the experiment were never given knowledge of the study and the findings never published. The records are contained at Yale and will not be released until 2066.
EgMO7 TIL that Japan received its first female fighter pilot in 2018. She was inspired as a child by Top Gun but could not become a combat aviator until the JSDF began accepting female candidates in 2015.