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TIL That the Wright Brothers, often credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane, were also known for their subsequent Patent War, which was credited for stalling development of the U.S. aviation industry

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neov7 TIL Male jewel beetles often prefer to mate with beer bottles instead of female jewel beetles due to the beer bottle's large size and attractive coloring.
GYko1 TIL of independent Scotland's only attempt to form a colony in the New World. Their failure to establish a New Caledonia in Panama led to financial ruin and eventual union with England, creating the UK in 1707.
AXmn TIL that the creator of the original Godzilla, Eiji Tsuburaya, was a propaganda filmmaker for the Japanese Imperial Government. His special effects were so realistic that U.S. occupation forces mistook his film about Pearl Harbor as actual footage and used it in documentaries about the attack.
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