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TIL that a Cuban military pilot defected to the US in a MIG-23, and later piloted a Cessna BACK to Cuba to exfiltrate his wife and children.

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4kXrb TIL about “teaser” stallions whose job it is to tell if a mare is ready for mating. He never gets to do the actual mating - the valuable stallion does. Kind owners sometimes give him a “consolation mare” to mate so he doesn't get sexually frustrated with his job.
GAJx4 TIL the 9/11 rescue dogs became so depressed finding only dead bodies, rescue workers had to stage fake rescues to boost their morale
69m8l TIL After being wounded in WWII, Legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä (The White Death) was thought to be dead and placed on a pile of corpses. A week later he regained consciousness and had to correct the newspaper release about his death.
PYX1J TIL about Planned Obsolescence, the designing of consumer goods to have a limited lifespan.
0wr9p TIL a necklace recovered from the wreck of the Titanic, belonging to First Class passenger Eleanor Widener, was stolen from a museum in Copenhagen in 2011. Though a priceless historical artifact, the necklace was only valued at $19K, so the museum offered a reward of just $1,000 for its return.