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TIL that Queen Elizabeth had the nickname of Gary thanks to Prince William mispronouncing Granny.

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GWO4 TIL the SR-71 Blackbird outran nearly 4000 missiles fired at it during its service life.
xw5g TIL flaming pigs were used in ancient warfare as a countermeasure against war elephants.
YYwP TIL there have been over 2,000 nuclear bombs dropped on the world since 1945.
jN1Rn TIL portobello, cremini and button mushrooms are all the same type of mushroom, but at different stages of maturity
GAgw5 TIL that India's first representative at the Winter Olympics., in 1964, was Jeremy Bujakowski, an Lithuanian born skier of Polish descent who grew up in India (and was naturalized as an Indian citizen). He learned to ski in Boise, Idaho, USA.