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TIL - 50 years ago the first F-16 flew accidentally after a runway test went wrong and the pilot thought "Let it fly away."

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p8go8 TIL a man named Pembroke D. Gwaltney Jr. once kept a piece of 20 year old ham as a pet, complete with a brass collar, and it is currently the world's oldest edible ham at 119 years old. The ham also has a twitter account.
QNKAE TIL The Victorian men used the special teacup to protect their mustache from dunking into their tea.
XEoaR TIL in 2011 when Lisa Lampanelli learned the Westboro Baptist Church planned to protest one of her shows. She promised to donate $1000 for every WBC member that showed up. Ultimately 44 members showed up, and she donated $50,000 to charity with the memo stating “Donation made possible by the WBC”
nWxAd TIL After eating the "miracle fruit," very sour foods will taste sweet for 15 to 30 minutes. "Miracle fruit" or Synsepalum dulcificum releases a sweetening potency that alters the taste buds. For about 15 to 30 minutes, everything sour is sweet. Lemons lose their zing and taste like candy.
grKl7 TIL of the Hundred Horse Chestnut, the largest and oldest chestnut in the world which according to legend was large enough to give shelter to 100 knights and their horses inside its trunk during a storm, hence its name, the girth of the trunk is 57.9 meters (190 ft)