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TIL that the white flag of surrender had been adopted independently by multiple civilizations because it was often improvised from cheap fabrics on hand.

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kdb4 TIL many people in New Mexico saw the Trinity nuclear test from a distance, but the Army downplayed it as an ammunition magazine explosion
RdVQ TIL That in 1983, an Israeli F-15 was able to be landed after a mid-air collision, which destroyed its right wing. After the incident, the F-15’s producers, McDonnell Douglas affirmed that it was impossible for such a landing to happen, but were corrected after receiving the photos of the event.
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