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TIL Instead of pursuing illegal downloads with legal action, Iron Maiden found out where the most downloads were taking place and booked concerts there.

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WRX8 TIL that, through most of western history, larger-than-average penises were considered embarrassing and barbaric; the modern idea that ‘bigger is better’, beginning in the late 19th century, was a side effect of pornography
PgWE TIL that on a training sortie and under radio silence, a Sea Harrier pilot lost all contact with his flight and HMS Illustrious. Using the radar, he navigated to the only ship in the area and landed the harrier atop of some cargo containers. Ship, aircraft and pilot arrived in Portugal 4 days later.
dbGj TIL identical twin boys were raised as a brother-sister pair (botched circumcision). The truth came when the one being raised as girl suspected he was a boy; the parents admitted he was the subject of an experiment trying to prove gender identity was nurture, not nature. He later committed suicide.
DQ5QP TIL every person on the Air Force One is charged for whatever food and drinks they consume, including White House staff traveling on official business — must personally cover the cost of them. The price of food on Air Force One varies depending on the length of the flight and what’s served.
X09wR TIL that the term "Virgin Mary" is based on a mistranslation of the Hebrew word "almah" (young woman) into the Greek word "parthenos" (virgin) in Isaiah 7:14, influencing Christian doctrine of the virgin birth.