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TIL that from the top 100 history flying aces, 100 are germans.

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grPE7 TIL in 1956, the U.S. Air Force attempted but were unable to shoot down a runaway drone in southern California. All their rockets fell, causing large brushfires and damaging homes and vehicles in the city of Palmdale. 1,000 acres (400 ha) were burned. It became known as the "Battle of Palmdale".
X0jD TIL that during his reign, Pope John Paul II apologized for the conquest of Mesoamerica, the complicity in the African slave trade, the silence of Catholics during the Holocaust, and the trial of Galileo.
GAZQ5 TIL SpaceX launched nearly half of all space missions in 2023
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MebRV TIL that despite having a weight of 1100 pounds, an adult colossal squid only needs to consume about 30 grams of prey per day, due to an extremely slow metabolism.