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TIL that NATO dubs India's Brahmos missile the "Widowmaker" for its formidable, nearly unstoppable nature.

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VBKl8 TIL that Russia is so huge, that it has 11 timezones!! The east and west borders of the country have a time difference of up to 10 hours.
GYk81 TIL American rapper Twista still holds the record for the world's fastest rapper. In 1992, the Guinness Book of World Records recorded him pronouncing 598 syllables in 55 seconds.
4OYw TIL that it’s not just video games that people have blamed for the actions of children. In 1979 and 1990, it was Dungeons and Dragons.
LDoV TIL Pedro Alonso López was convicted of Raping and Murdering 110 girls between the ages of 8 - 12 and confessed to killing over 300. He was convicted in 1983 and released in 1998. His whereabouts are unknown.
PRgL TIL that the modern English word phoenix derives from the Middle English word phenix, itself from the Old English fenix, which was borrowed from Medieval Latin phenix, which is derived from Classic Latin phoenix