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TIL The F-22 Raptor’s engines are designed to allow standard maintenance using just six common tools available at commercial hardware stores

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XEw0k TIL the iconic rear spoilers on Lamborghini Countachs first installed by a customer were entirely cosmetic & non functional, in fact it added drag since the car already had problematic lift at the front. When it was popularized by Cannonball Run, Lambo had little chose but to offer factory options
xp9k TIL The Shiba Inu breed of dogs almost went extinct during World War II
oBgoK TIL that a man sporting 140 lbs.testicles was unhappy with his removal surgery after the operation resulted in a 1 inch penis
J4GV TIL as a nod to Spielberg - who placed a kid wearing Yoda costume in his movie E.T. - George Lucas made E.T.’s race a part of the Galactic Senate in Phantom Menace
LkdJv TIL the success of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution has been attributed in part to soccer hooligans, whose experience in street brawling and resisting police was useful in protecting the mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square from being cleared out by police.