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TIL that the classic peace symbol was designed by super-imposing the semaphore (flag) signals of the letters N and D which are to represent 'Nuclear Disarmament'.

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V9MZ TIL that when a study was done on people who suffered from constant/chronic Déjà Vu, a man declined to take part because he felt like he had done it before
0W85 TIL the Polish 303 Squadron claimed the highest number of kills (126) of all fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain. Constituting 5% of the pilots active during the Battle of Britain, they were responsible for 12% of total victories
9Vxm TIL MI6 hacked an al-Qaeda website and replaced it’s bomb-making instructions with a cupcake recipe.
ADoAx TIL in terms of being considered "beautiful" by others, research has found facial attractiveness is a lot more important than body shape.
kOrx7 TIL of the Swastika Laundry, an Irish business founded in 1912 that had the swastika as its company logo. The symbol was meant to reference the ancient Indian symbol of good luck and had no Nazi ties. The company, logo and all, remained in operation until the late 80s.