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TIL that the "D" in "D-Day" (Normandy) stands for "Day"

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Z8bYa TIL that any US aircraft using the code name "FLYNET" indicates that an aircraft is transporting a nuclear emergency team or a disaster control team to the location of a potential or actual nuclear accident or an accident involving chemical agents or hazardous materials. (Section 9-2-6)
LQGr TIL that more than half of the Apples harvested worldwide are grown in China. And while the U.S. ranks second it grows only 6 percent.
jNOgp TIL that there is a psychological disorder called Boanthropy in which the afflicted believes that they are a cow/ox and behaves as such.
1651D TIL contrary to popular belief, INXS frontman Michael Hutchence didn’t die by autoerotic asphyxiation. The rumour was started by his partner Paula Yates, who while grief-stricken, was unable to accept the fact that Hutchence took his own life. The coroner also confirmed that Michael died by suicide.
dMG7 TIL a piece of cake is an asexual symbol, much like a rainbow and homosexuality.