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TIL researchers used a weather balloon to carry 200 paper planes 20 miles up from a barn in Wolfsberg, Germany. The planes were released and found in numerous countries, such as Australia, Russia, and India.

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W19 TIL in WWII, both Allied and Axis forces, specifically pilots, were known to be methamphetamine users, so much so that it was nicknamed “Pilot’s Salt”.
X0mv8 TIL the US private security/detective agency, Pinkerton, sued Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive in 2019, for using Pinkerton’s trademark and portraying their agents as antagonists in Red Dead Redemption 2. Take-Two counter-sued on the grounds of fair use.
knWE TIL to be branded an outlaw meant that you lived without the protection or safety of the law, and thus you could killed or robbed with impunity.
mxo9p TIL that when the Rolling Stones were forced to make another single to fulfill their contract, they recorded a vulgar song known as "Cocksucker Blues." In retaliation, their former label released an album of the band's greatest hits - despite the Stone's renunciation, it hit top 10 on UK charts
p85MZ TIL the Implicit Assumption Test (IAT) can help you identify your ingrained biases you didn't know existed.