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TIL that, in addition to books, France operates a legal deposit scheme for perfumes, where a copy of every new fragrance has to be sent to a library for preservation.

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g9j7 TIL Dick Bong is the USs highest air ace, shooting down at least 40 planes during WW II. He actually collided with one plane, claiming a “probable” victory. In 1945, he became a Lockheed test pilot and died in a crash of a P-80 jet fighters on the same day that the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
0V8R TIL that fire burns in a sphere without gravity to stoke it
ANkaw TIL in 2021 music sales finally returned to the same level as their historical peak, which was in 1999.
Z0gB TIL that 80 year old Yusuf Alchagoriv was attacked by a bear, head butted it, and was thrown off a cliff, and still survived.
45P6 TIL in South Africa it’s acceptable to defend against car jackings with deadly force. Which has resulted in some horrific inventions, like this under-car mounted flame thrower.