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TIL A bear became the first living being to survive a supersonic ejection

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NX5eJ TIL that during the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin there was a gliding competition as a demonstration sport
4X146 TIL The name "Puntland" is derived from the Land of Punt mentioned by ancient Egyptian sources. However, the exact location of the fabled territory is still a mystery. Many studies suggest that the Land of Punt was located in Somalia, whereas others propose that it was situated elsewhere
m4rM TIL the word “spam” used to only refer to the canned meat until a Monty Python sketch associated it with terms such as “repetition” when it showed a restaurant menu listing mostly spam-related meals.
p8B9p TIL In 2008, Microsoft proposed to buy Yahoo for US$44.6 billion, but Yahoo rejected the offer. In 2016, it was sold to Verzion for US$4.8 billion.
OorOe TIL Of Operation Cornflakes in WWII, the OSS (predecessor of the CIA) as part of their psychological warfare campaign would drop fake mail in Nazi Germany that included a skull overlay that resembles a portion of Hitler’s jaw having been "eaten away".