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TIL that Quincy Jones was eligible for membership in the Sons of Confederacy Veterans.

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x6pkB TIL that the Centralia Mine Fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania has been burning continuously since at least 1962. It stretches across 8 miles (13km) & at depths of up to 300ft (90m). It has made the surrounding land unstable & the residents were relocated
yVJEV TIL Lockheeds “Rosetta Stone” breakthrough on stealth came from a math equation - courtesy of the Soviet academic Pyotr Ufimtsev who published his equation. The Soviets were not even working on stealth tech at the time.
Y8kW TIL the word “huh” used to express confusion is the most universal sound humans make. It is prevalent in virtually every area, language, culture, and nationality.
DQ5lJ TIL in 1995, first-class passenger Gerald Finneran became so enraged that he was refused more alcohol on his flight that he intentionally defecated on the drinks cart. He was arrested and ordered to reimburse the airline for cleaning as well as the airfare for every other passenger on board.
xQrB TIL Humans have historically had a issue seeing the colour blue