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TIL the MiG-15's NATO reporting name is Fagot

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JYa4j TIL that it is illegal to wear armour into the UK Parliament. The law was passed in 1313 and still applies today.
QJYaX TIL that the Pacific Ocean is getting smaller and the Atlantic Ocean is getting bigger due to shifting of the Tectonic Plates
WkkLo TIL that in Star Wars, Yoda's unusual speaking style is maintained in the Estonian dubs of the movie, where it is grammatically correct.
rNKEx TIL the first eyeglasses were made in Central Italy around the year 1290 (the exact date is debated),
p8M9p TIL that the Chicagoland Tylenol murders still remain unsolved and no one was ever charged. In 1982, 7 people were murdered via cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules; leading to industry-wide tamper-proof seals and phasing out of capsules.