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TIL that queen Elizabeth was a mechanic in ww2.

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MeEQK TIL that outside of the West Coast, the US government has identified Tennessee and Missouri as the most at risk for a catastrophic earthquake. A 2009 study predicted 7.2 million people displaced, 715k buildings damaged and 86k casualties.
rRkXo TIL the first non-stop transatlantic flight happened in 1919. A modified WWI bomber with an open cockpit took off from Newfoundland, Canada with a crew of two. They almost spiraled into the ocean twice in heavy fog, had to climb onto the wings to clear ice, and landed in a bog in Connemara, Ireland.
DQegv TIL the term "soccer" (in reference to association football) was coined in Britain, and was used regularly until recently when the term became known as an "Americanism".
BgyGb TIL in psychology there is a theory called the Electra and opedius complex that states Girls feel attraction to their father and jealousy towards there mother during phallic stage and vice versa
MeQkK TIL the present-day Washington State was originally called "Columbia", but Congress forced the name change to "Washington" in honor of George Washington and to avoid confusion with the nation's capital, the District of Columbia