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TIL the blue Mustang nicknamed ‘Blucifer’ at the Denver international airport killed its creator, Luis Jiménez.

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Br8By TIL about Aleksey Maresyev, a pilot who was shot down in Nazi territory, lost the use of his legs, and crawled for eighteen days before returning to Soviet territory. His legs were then amputated. Nevertheless, within a year he was flying again on prosthetic legs.
W7pP4 TIL: Farmers feed “cow magnets” to their cattle to protect them from “hardware disease” caused by swallowing nails and other metal objects
PYRKO TIL Kanō Jigorō, creator of judo, also served as the Japanese representative to many Olympics and had a pivotal role in securing Japan's bid for the 1940 Olympics. He was indifferent towards the inclusion of judo, however, as it was not "mere sport" but rather "a principle of life, art and science."
DorY TIL Lockheed was originally “Loughead” but changed later to prevent mispronunciation
7r4oP TIL that royals would 'collect' dwarves and would have them stand next to them at ceremonies and other royal events to make themselves appear taller and more powerful