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TIL China was seen positively by Sudanese and Africans due to its non interference policy, only doing business. The only foreign policy advice that China gave to Sudan was “Don’t go back to war”

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wgeE TIL during the Korean war, pilot James Risner chased a Russian MiG pilot back to his base in China and while flying between hangars and avoiding anti-aircraft fire, he shot it down into parked fighters.
AoG7 TIL that lab analysis of Mexican Coca Cola shows it contains no sucrose i.e. “real sugar” and instead has a blend of fructose and glucose similar to US coke
jNkE TIL according to research funded by Lufthansa, tomato juice is more popular on airplanes than on the ground because cabin pressure changes the way we percieve taste.
GYW41 TIL the top flying ace for the United States during World War II was Dick Bong, who shot down 40 Japanese aircraft.
wojEE TIL There is a list of Inventors, who died by their own Inventions on wiki. Stockton Rush (the Titan owner) was just added.