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TIL a $125 million Royal Navy F-35 crashed into the ocean because a ground crew member left a cover on one of the intakes.

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1ZPV TIL Johnny Weissmuller, famous for his role as Tarzan, was playing golf in Cuba during the Revolution when he was surrounded by a group of rebels. He immediately gave his trademark Tarzan yell. The soldiers recognized it and were so delighted to meet… Tarzan that they escorted him to a safe area.
PY8Ye TIL that the creator of James Bond also wrote the children's book, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
M7MY0 TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages.
rRZae TIL the actor Vincent Price was a gourmet cook and once demonstrated how to poach a fish in a dishwasher on The Tonight Show.
L7Ap TIL of the “2suit”, which is a suit designed for sex in space or other weightless environments.