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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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Y71DZ TIL of the 1924 Babbs fire, in which young Mary Eden’s body was never found. In 1957, a woman came forward, claiming to be the long-lost child. A local editor knew the story was a hoax, but withheld it until 1999 at the request of the father, who believed his wife could not endure losing Mary again.
X0gNj TIL that “Saab”, when used for cars, is a recursive acronym meaning “Saab Automobile AB”.
oBvWL TIL Roman Senator Cato the Elder would end every one of his speeches with "Carthago delenda est" which translates to, "Furthermore, I consider that Carthage must be destroyed"
BrWQL TIL a woman in 2002 almost lost custody of her children seeking financial assistance after genetic testing showed she wasn’t the mother. She in fact exhibited chimerism, or 2 sets of DNA.
4d5 TIL There’s a donut shop in Portland, OR that used to have Nyquil and Pepto-Bismol donuts