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TIL The F15 was the first fighter jet to exceed the speed of sound in vertical flight, and had so much thrust it could climb 65,000ft in 122 seconds.

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Zp54o TIL the session guitarist for Steely Dan’s hit single, Reelin’ In the Years, was offered a permanent spot in the band, but declined after predicting the group would collapse after their third album. He ended up being correct.
mxjOx TIL the entire earth used to covered in ice, even the equator
njZY TIL President Lincoln formed the Secret Service on the same day that he was assassinated
OoZaL TIL a radio station organized a bonfire to burn Beatles records after they claimed they were "more popular than Jesus". The next day, the station’s broadcast tower was struck by lightning, damaging equipment and sending the news director to the hospital
ADyel TIL about the Montreal Protocol of 1987, which is the only environmental treaty signed by every country in the world to stop the depletion of the ozone layer. Thanks to the treaty, 98% of ozone-depleting substances have been phased out and 2 million people are saved from skin cancer each year.