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TiL The Soviets Reversed engineered an air to air missle when in 1958 a MiG-17 hit by a American Sidewinder missle survived the impact and returned to its base with the missile still embedded in it.

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oBxO7 TIL of the Antarctic Treaty of 1961 which recognizes no sovereign claim of Antarctica, prohibits mining, prohibits military activity & only allows scientific activity on the continent
OG5yX TIL that Africa is being torn apart by the East African Rift. You can already see its effect by many lakes forming a line between the red sea and Lake Malawi
ngW7 TIL the black edges on traditional black forest ham are caused by the ham being dipped in cow blood prior to cooking
mLKy TIL: The Soup Nazi is real. Weeks after the episode aired, Seinfeld and the production team went to Soup Kitchen International for lunch, where they were berated by Ali Yeganeh (the soup nazi) for “ruining” his business. He then bellowed, “No soup for you!” and ejected them from the restaurant.
m15nR TIL about La France (airship), the world's first fully controlled flight. In 1884 the electric powered, hydrogen filled airship traveled an 8km round trip, successfully returning to it's starting point.