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TIL Biplanes were still winning victories in WWII (and not just naval torpedo bombers)

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paxQ TIL there’s a mountain in Germany that has burned since 1688. The cause is still not totally known today.
eXN6 TIL, The St. Louis Browns put in a dwarf as a pinch hitter. His strike zone was so small he walked on 4 pitches and was replaced with a pinch runner.
pkAG TIL that until 1966, the NBA had Territorial Draft Picks. A team could forgo its first round pick and take any player within 50 miles of its location. They included Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson.
QJY6e TIL that Henry VIII was sometimes called "Old Coppernose." He issued debased coins to fund wars and one coin was mostly copper with a thin layer of silver on top. The coin had a portrait of Henry and his projecting nose caused the silver to wear off first exposing the copper underneath.
v1vWK TIL that the word “Good” replaced an old Germanic word “Bat” which is why the comparative forms are better and best.