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TIL Researchers ran the entirely paper and pencil design of the SR-71 through computers only to conclude the design was perfect

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neAeb TIL One study found that job seekers are more likely to be hired if they wear glasses to their interview. Several studies have shown that people who wear glasses are typically perceived as more intelligent, more competent, and more industrious than those without spectacles
gWKD TIL that the Army will be replacing its ineffective ‘digital print’ camo gear in early 2013
4NMo TIL The oldest known beer advertisement comes from Elba, Mesopotamia nearly 4,000 years ago and features a woman with enormous breasts holding two large goblets and saying “Drink Elba, the beer with the heart of a lion.”
9x5G TIL that Tutankhamun’s body is not in a museum, but has been returned to his tomb.
XY9X TIL that in 1967, British politician Ming Campbell beat O.J. Simpson in a 100m sprint race at Stanford University, with a time of 10.2 seconds.