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TIL that many Native Americans fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War

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OGAye TIL Prior to setting the 1964 and 1965 land speed records, Art Arfons bought a jet engine from a F-104 Starfighter from a scrap dealer for $600. He successfully fixed the engine and tested it by tying it to trees in his garden, despite objections from the government and his neighbors
N7wGe TIL a 2015 study rated pork fat as the 8th most nutritionally rich food in existence
nBZo TIL Saudi Arabia and Bahrain recently made a joint bid to host the Olympics with the mens’ events in Saudi Arabia and the womens’ events in Bahrain as women are not allowed to play sports in Saudi Arabia. The IOC vetoed the bid.
Rw9 TIL scientists have found a way to make an invisibility cloak, which led to “time cloaks,” that can make entire events invisible.
XAA6 TIL Stanley Kubrick used lenses commissioned by NASA for the Apollo moon landings while filming his Victorian masterpiece, Barry Lyndon, allowing him to capture scenes lit only by candlelight.