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gWZ7 TIL during the Cold War, an 18 year old German aviator (with only 50 hours worth of flying experience) illegally flew through Soviet airspace, bypassed their air defences and landed in Red Square, all in order to reduce tensions between the US and USSR.
wod0M TIL the phrase "Merry Christmas" become popular due to Charles Dickins "A Christmas Carol"
wBOY TIL that in 1947, India and Pakistan still had British Officers in their armies. When the first Indo-Pakistan War broke out, they commanded troops on both sides, and regularly corresponded via telephone.
p8aeN TIL that there are poop banks that will pay you for your stools. The stool samples are processed and are used to treat people suffering from infections of C. difficile -- a bacteria that causes severe gastrointestinal distress. Dedicated poopers can make up to $13,000 a year.
x6nE1 TIL that Women's Liberation protestors in the 1960's never actually burned a bra, and that the story was concocted by conservative media.