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TIL R-12 ballistic missiles deployed to Cuba during Cuban Crisis were manufactured in Ukraine

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NKPM TIL Tolkien’s book “The Two Towers” is ambiguous with regard to the title as any pair from the five towers in the story could plausibly fit the title. Tolkien drew a cover illustration showing the towers he meant but the publisher decided not to use it in order to save money.
nepvr TIL that the Jaffa cakes were legally classified as cakes back in 1991, rather than biscuits, resulting in a reduced rate of VAT.
gbo9 TIL The Lululemon retail chain’s name came from the founder’s desire to watch Japanese people try to pronounce it
l7EEa TIL When Shannon Lucid arrived on Mir space station, the deputy commander noted that fans will be taken care because women love to clean. Also, her male cosmonaut crew mates will be on their best behavior and pay more attention to the way they behave, they act and they speak when a lady is on board
gMaQW TIL about the Ebionite Christianity, a very old old belief (dates back to 180 CE) that Jesus was a human prophet who was born normally and had brothers, it was deemed heretical in Nicaea Council