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TIL on 21 September 1956, the Grumman F-11 Tiger became the first jet aircraft to shoot itself down.

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G0gj TIL of the first and only Space Mutiny when an American crew shut off communication equipment to protest their disagreement with NASA.
JYajQ TIL Baby elephants suck their trunks just like how babies suck their thumbs
EOrV TIL the NFL earns revenues of $9 billion and doesn’t pay taxes. This is because in 1966, the phrase which allowed “business leagues, chambers of commerce, real-estate boards, boards of trade” as non-profits was changed to include “or profession football leagues”.
D9Bv TIL Minnesota’s program for “sexual psychopaths” has never fully released a patient in its 21-year history, essentially constituting a life sentence.
opJY TIL a high school kid once wrote 150 famous novelists to ask if they intentionally put symbolism in their work. 75 authors responded, including Bradbury, Asimov, Kerouac, Ayn Rand, and Updike.