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1aXKW TIL the melody of the national anthem for the German Empire, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz," was derived from the UK national anthem "God Save the King."
VBv4Z TIL that one of the first hull losses of an F-16 happened when a Pakistani Air Force F-16 collided with a wild boar during takeoff.
Lk4Wd TIL Nostradamus' predictions were based on past events; he simply believed history would repeat itself. He would pick historical events at random, then use astrological calculations to figure out when they'd happen again. Also, he wrote a cookbook.
OKw6 TIL of Positronium, a nearly massless element made out of a meta-stable mix of matter and antimatter with no protons or neutrons. It can even form chemical compounds such as Positronium Hydride. When it does collapse, it releases pure energy as flash of gamma radiation, leaving nothing behind.
8aG8Z TIL that, in 1923, a horse jockey named Frank Hayes suffered a heart attack, and died, mid-race. However, his horse kept on going, and won first place. Hayes had never won a race before, and the odds of a win from him were 20-1