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TIL The Ancient Roman legions issued dog tags to legionnaires like modern militaries do

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xVOQ0 TIL between 1963 and 1969 The Beatles won the New Musical Express' Vocal Group of the Year poll six times. Their only defeat in these years was in 1966, when The Beach Boys won instead.
R7aQl TIL the United States Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighter jet "has a radar cross-section smaller than a bumblebee, making it nearly undetectable." And the Raptor's radar "changes frequencies over 1,000 times per second to deter detection by enemy forces."
5vgn TIL that in 1990, a British Airways pilot was sucked half way out of the planes window for over 20 minutes. He was only kept in by a crew member holding onto his belt. He survived with frostbite and a broken arm.
WkKWB TIL about 36-year-old man who consumed so much dish detergent that he expelled "citrus smelling" foam from his mouth and anus and went into organ failure.
xVNJk TIL that as early as 1959 the Russian Luna 3 spacecraft took the first photos of the far side of the Moon and was the first craft to use gravity assistance.