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[TIL] There are only a few programming languages not in based on English

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Qmde TIL An ant mill is an observed phenomenon in which a group of army ants, which are blind, are separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle. The ants will eventually die of exhaustion.
NXVe1 TIL That aircraft have swept back wings to delay supersonic airflow which helps prevent wave drag. But they are not ideal for slow air speeds.
oBB6K TIL that Every Which Way But Loose (1978) once held the record for highest-grossing opening weekend of any film.
6EedW TIL Milling is a training activity in the British airborne infantry. For a fixed period, two opponents punch each other in the head as aggressively as possible without evasion. An instructor described milling as "arguably the most important event of the [training] course"and its "flagship event"
8v98 TIL that in 1966 Carroll Shelby gave Bill Cosby a custom Cobra. It was so fast, Cosby couldn’t control it and gave it back. The next owner lost control and drove it off a cliff.