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TIL kissing as a romantic expression is not instinctive and is, or was unknown in certain cultures.

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jNeDQ TIL, in the 1990s, USAF Developed MARAUDER, a Plasma Toroid Rail Gun That Theoretically Could Fire Plasma Projectiles at 10,000 km/s, 3% the Speed of Light. In the Mid-1990s Results Were Classified Due its Success.
OLQ6 TIL The US is 15th on the list of countries which believe that “The US government respects the freedom of its people.”
69yoQ TIL - The tallest mountain in the World is Not Everest
RWAQ TIL That NASA Plans to Build A Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon by the 2030s.
OoYK6 TIL of Anders Haugen, the only American to ever medal in ski jumping. He finished 4th in the 1924 olympics, but when a historian reviewed the results 50 years later he found a scoring error. Shortly thereafter, Anders went to Norway at 86 years old and was awarded his long overdue bronze medal.