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b9byp TIL: About aurichalcum (AKA orichalcum), a "lost" precious metal written of in ancient times and now gone to legend. It was considered second in value to gold. The word is used among present-day coin collectors to describe a certain alloy of brass used in Roman-era sestertius and dupondius coins.
KAmR TIL that for years, the slogan on Oklahoma license plates was “Oklahoma is OK.”
697GZ TIL about the WWII L4 Grasshopper plane named "Rosie the Rocketer" that it's pilot, Major Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter, had attached six bazookas to. It took part in the battle at Arracourt, forcing a tank column to retreat. He racked up 6 tank kills, including two Tigers.
E1dxP TIL that during the great depression people thought that they will die faster because the shortage of food but in reality their life expectancy rose up because of fasting
4XpNo TIL a group of small worms in a petri dish encased in aluminum survived the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and impact with the ground. They were found over two months later still alive.