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TIL Mattel made and sold Wonder Woman’s “invisible jet” as a collectible. The package was an empty plastic shell with nothing inside, and was originally intended as an April Fool’s joke.

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Eygo TIL in WW2 German field marshal Erwin Rommel would often personally pilot a reconnaissance aircraft over the battle to view the situation. Although Rommel did not have a pilot’s license, his skill with machinery made him a competent pilot, and none of the Luftwaffe officers had the nerve to stop him
RO09 TIL that a group of ecologists, chefs, and diners are campaigning to eat lionfish, a fish decimating the native ecosystems and thought to be responsible for a drop in the biomass of native reef fish species by an average of 65 percent
6rkJ TIL an Indian man was fraudulently declared dead by his uncle. He fought with the Indian government for nineteen years to prove that he is alive.
oBDwK TIL of Hazel Hill, a 13 year old schoolgirl who influenced the design of the Spitfire fighter aircraft. She and her father did the calculations that allowed for the aircraft to be fitted with 8 guns instead of 4. The aircraft became famous for winning the Battle of Britain.
0ddJy TIL Wilt Chamberlain claimed to have slept with 20 000 women and later said "I have learned in my life I've found out that having one woman a thousand different times is much more satisfying."