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TIL the US Govt. used shell companies to import Titanium from the Soviet Union, to build the Blackbird SR-71, so they could spy on the Soviet Union

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vP1kD TIL the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds developed a 'splatometer' for insect analysis. Which is a post card-sized piece of plastic attached to a car that catches bugs as one drives.
A4aw TIL a mexican priest became a Lucha Libre wrestler named Fray Tormenta in order to raise money to support the orphanage he founded. When he retired, one of the children from the orphanage took up his mantle so that the legend of Fray Tormenta can live on.
VOrG TIL that ounce for ounce, corn flakes cereal has more salt in it than potato chips
OpbR TIL that Casey Neistat was commissioned by Nike to make a commercial with the theme “Make it Count”. He took the budget and spent it on a spontaneous and fun trip for himself and a friend, filming himself running at each destination. Nike was pleased with the end result.
Yp75d TIL Although the Person of the Year title is about biggest influence "for better or for worse", Time has shied away from naming controversial figures for commercial reasons since the public backlash after naming Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. This is why in 2001 Osama bin Laden was not named.