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4kRo5 TIL Mel Brooks not only produced the 1986 version of The Fly but came up with its most famous line "Be afraid, be very afraid."
awJ9J TIL That Tokyo has more people living in it than all of Canada
0WXj TIL that as impressive as the Lockheed SR71 was, it had a secret older brother (the A-12) which was even faster, lighter, and had a higher service ceiling.
XEENj TIL That on November 11, 1918 on the last day of WW1 , General Pershing sent American troops to fight the Germans to “teach them a lesson” even though he knew an armistice was signed. Over 3,000 Americans were killed, wounded , or captured.
NR5M TIL about ablaut reduplication, an unwritten rule in the english language stating that, “if there are three words then the order must go I, A, O. If there are two words then the 1st is I and the 2nd is either A or O.” It is the reason we say tick-tock, not tock-tick, ding-dong not dong-ding etc.