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TIL the “AR” in AR-15 is a brand name and stands for “ArmaLite Rifle” not “assault rifle”

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X0OR8 TIL "Bologna degrees" are a type of European higher education degree and not fake degrees (though they appear to not always be accepted by US institutions)
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kQkm TIL In 1973 Syria had such a powerful air defense system, it almost destroyed the Israeli air force in just 18 days. In 1982 the rebuilt Israeli air force launched the largest air battle since the Korean war, destroying nearly the entire Syrian air defense and air force in under 2 hours.
QXb6 TIL the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles is generally considered Hollywood’s first fart scene.
MeMoA TIL the Tamagotchi won its creators the 1997 Ig Nobel Prize in Economics "for diverting millions of person-hours of work into the husbandry of virtual pets."