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TIL Aston Martin’s personalisation division is named "Q" after the "Q Branch" in the Bond franchise which provides equipment to field operatives of the British Secret Service.

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b4ME TIL that the only recorded air-to-air helicopter battles in history occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, between Iraq MI-25 Hinds and Iranian AH-1J Internationals
Oy46 TIL Dr. Seuss once wrote a satire against the antisemitism that happened in Germany. It is still read by many children obliviously to this day.
YyQ7 TIL: A 24 yr old woman was sentenced to 20 months in jail for sending abusive Facebook messages to herself from fake profiles she made for her father and his wife
7roQx TIL Toto - Africa is about "A white boy that is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV"
d8e9r TIL that weighted blankets weren't designed as a sleep aid. They were first used as an alternative to physically restraining children with autism or pervasive developmental disabilities, as well as adults in acute-care psychiatric units.