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TIL that the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) is known as the Day of the Rangers in Somalian

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jb9p TIL of a man who invented flexible glass. After the Emperor tested his claim he swore that only he knew the technique. Emperor Tiberius then had the inventor beheaded fearing that such a material would undermine the value of gold and silver.
yQEbw TIL only 3 countries use heavy/strategic bomber aircraft today: Russia, USA, and China.
vL6K TIL In 2010 Kodak discontinued the famed Kodachrome film. The last roll was shot by acclaimed National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry best known for his portrait ‘Afghan Girl’. The last 36 slides captured images around New York and a tribe in India on the verge of extinction.
YgNZ TIL that the LDS church still officially teaches against interracial marriage, generally.
JYWDV TIL Janet Leigh was so freaked out from filming the shower scene in Psycho she only took baths afterwards.