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TIL in 1953, a North Korean fighter pilot defected to South Korea with his MiG-15 and was rewarded $100,000 from the United States.

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nWvVY TIL that one can tell by the ears of chickens what color the eggs they lay. Chickens' ears are actually earlobes, which are flaps of skin under the ear canal that lie just behind the eyes. In most cases, hens with white earlobes also lay white eggs and hens with red earlobes produce brown eggshells.
loXyG TIL flags are flown at half-mast because the invisible flag of death is flying at the top.
N7ZG6 TIL about Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour that has been going on continuously for the last 31 years, and throughout the 90's and 00's played roughly 100 dates a year - on April 19th 2018 he played his 3000th show.
Goag TIL: Scientists can take neurons from the skin and graft them into the brain. These neurons become fully functional and integrated into the brain.
jN54n TIL Joe Walsh's Maserati 5000 GT couldn't do 185 (closer to 170) mph, but the top speedometer marking is 300 kph (186 mph). It was impounded by Austrailian authorities after being inspected for the presence of asbestos. Also, each 5000 GT had a custom body so each one is unique. Links in comments.