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

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OoPme TIL that more than 90 percent of consumers have thrown away food because of mistaken safety fears over date labels. The dates printed on food are not intended to communicate safety information, instead they signal the manufacturer's estimate of how long that food will taste its best.
mxneY TIL Max Schmeling, world heavyweight champion associated with Nazi Germany, risked his life to save two Jewish children in 1938. Later in life, he financially assisted his one-time bitter rival Joe Louis. The Rocky/Ivan Drago match was based on Schmeling and Louis' fight, but updated for Cold War.
ylDJ TIL while shooting a cop scene of “Homicide: Life on the Street” a man who robbed a drug store two blocks away surrendered to the cast. They cuffed him and waited for the real cops to come.
X7n6 TIL James Earl Jones was only paid $7,000 for his work as Darth Vader. If he had taken points instead he would have made 10’s of millions of dollars.
QN7m6 TIL that the Star Wars Episode I soundtrack, which came out two weeks before the film. Contained a track that spoiled a pivotal plot point in the film