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TIL reflector (or reflex) sights have been used in some degree on weapons for just over 100 years

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jNRnR TIL researches at Harvard and Columbia concluded that Sarcasm promotes Creative Thinking because both the expressers and recipients of sarcasm need to overcome the contradiction between the literal and actual meanings of the sarcastic expressions.
l4nV TIL Dale Irby a PE teacher in Dallas (Texas, USA) who wore the exact same polyester shirt and knit sweater vest for the past 40 years of yearbook photos.
brX0 TIL that Olympic skeet shooting was open to both sexes … until a woman won gold in 1992.
9Gw6 TIL Toyota’s Tundra pickup is made of 70% Domestic parts, which ties the Ford F-150 for “Most American truck.” RAM trucks came in 3rd at 61% domestic parts. Chevy and GMC trucks came in last behind Nissan with less than half of their parts made in America.
be79 TIL chickens were first domesticated not for the purpose of food or egg production but for cock fighting, and in fact it wasn’t until the 20th century that egg and meat production began to be stressed.