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TIL that online dating began with Com-Pat (UK) in 1964 and Operation Match(USA) in 1965

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mxZJE TIL a protein in opossum serum completely neutralizes lethal plant, animal, and bacterial toxins, including ricin, snake venoms, and botulinum toxin.
4X1og TIL that if you are being forced to travel to be forced into marriage, if you put a metal spoon in your underwear, Airport Security will help you out!
EgVLo TIL that there was a short lived Spanish colony founded in 1526 in present day South Carolina called "San Miguel de Gualdape", becoming one of the first European colonies in the continental U.S.
7K9x TIL that by coincidence the first British soldier to be killed in WW1 was buried a few feet from the last British soldier to be killed in WW1 in a war cemetery in Belgium.
4Xx7R TIL: Sustained supersonic speeds can damage the F-35's stealth coating and antennas embedded in the tail. Instead of fixing the issue, the Pentagon restricted how long the F-35 can fly at supersonic speeds.