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TIL restaurant staff in the Houses of Parliament called spotted dick (a traditional British steamed pudding) "Spotted Richard" so it was “less likely to cause a stir”.

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Elow TIL that in 1991 an F-15 fighter achieved an air-to-air kill using a 2000lb bomb. The USAF F-15E Strike Eagle of the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron released a GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb which, after 30 seconds of flight, impacted an Iraqi Air Force Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunship.
1dlX TIL Snoop Dogg Says the only person that has “out-smoked” him is Willie Nelson, saying, “that’s the only person that’s ever smoked me under the table.”
epZWD TIL that Pantone’s infamous “ugliest color” was renamed from olive green in Australia after offense from actual olive growers
N7v01 TIL that during the Vietnam War, the West-German goverment send a hospital ship, the "Helgoland", on a humanitarian Mission to Vietnam as a compromise towards the US request for military aid. The "Helgoland" provided free medical treatment for civilians between 1966 and 1971.
l4VK TIL that the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ most commonly known today was conceived and promoted by magazine marketer James Upham as part of a campaign to sell flags to public schools.