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TIL the word "colonel" is pronounced "kernel"because the French wanted to have the "R" sound in the word, instead of the two "L" sounds.

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GJNg TIL Lockheed Skunkworks is working on SR-72, the successor to the legendary SR-71, with a speed of Mach 6 and powered by a radical new engine which combines the features of a turbine and a scramjet.
M7yKA TIL that lots of famous artists have died in plane crashes, including Glenn Miller when his military plane fell from the sky, Buddy Holly while on an airplane, Patsy Cline who's manager flew in bad weather and John Denver who piloted a home-built aircraft he had recently purchased.
VAyQ TIL, Tim Storms holds the record for the lowest bass voice at G-7 or .189Hz, which the human ear cannot even detect.
Wk7KB TIL that Balthasar Gérard, assassin of William I of Orange (ancestor of the Dutch monarchy) received a torture and execution that was gruesome even by the standards of his time. Part of the execution decree stated that "his heart should be torn from his bosom and flung in his face."
W7yvL TIL that Jim “Miami” Beach in addition to managing the band Queen also was the manager of the comedy group Monty Python.