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TIL In the Gulf War, 9 M1 Abrams Tanks destroyed 28 T-Series Iraqi Tanks, 16 Iraqi personal carriers and 39 Iraqi trucks in under 23 minutes.

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OoyN6 TIL The ampersand (&) was the 27th letter of the alphabet as a ligature of the letters 'e' and 't' to form the Latin word 'et' meaning 'and'. So the alphabet would go X,Y,Z and And. So to distinguish it from the rest, children started to say 'and per say and' which later evolved into 'ampersand'.
WkK8Y TIL as a result of M. Rust flying a Cessna from Finland through the USSR's most secure airspace and landing in Red Square, the soviet military had its largest purge of officers since Stalin's Great Purge. As a result, Gorbachev was able to implement reforms easier, with much of the old guard gone.
yQ118 TIL that within the United States, each state, territory and federal district sets the marriage age in its jurisdiction. As of January 2022 in nine states there is no statutory minimum age when all exemptions were taken into account. Between 2000 and 2018, nearly 300,000 minors were legally married.
9wWep TIL that the term limelight (as in being in the limelight or spotlight) dates to a time when actual quicklime was burned to create an intense white light, which could then illuminate a stage
Ypb9r TIL If a person has metal dental work and chews on aluminum foil they will create an electric current, which can be quiet painful. Having neighboring teeth crowned or filled with different metals can also cause electric shocks if one eats acidic foods.