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NZZQ TIL during the Iraq-Iran War, the United States shot down an Iranian civilian plane, killing 260 people. The US claimed it was outside civilian airspace and didn’t respond to radio calls. Both claims have been found untrue, but the US has yet to apologize.
WkGvL TIL that Porn cannot be classified as an addiction, and is actually a Compulsion.
mxOwp TIL that half of the world's roundabouts are located in France. There were more than 30.000 in 2008; it is now estimated to be around 50.000.
nWoKb TIL that Bruce Lee was born in the US because his dad was on tour with the opera. This allowed him to later become a US citizen.
b9mka TIL that Duct Tape was originally called Duck Tape. In WWII, Johnson & Johnson created a waterproof rubber adhesive tape applied to a durable duck cloth backing for use as waterproof sealing tape on ammunition cases: "Duck Tape". Later it was used to seal air ducts in forced-air heating HVAC systems