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TIL that in 1987 a man convinced 2.8 million people to send him a penny each for his college education

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b9ZBZ TIL the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch from SNL was created purely as an excuse so Norm Macdonald could do his Burt Reynolds impersonation
8a8WP TIL that Necco Wafers (Formerlay called 'Hub Wafers'), are so old they were carried by Union soldiers in the civil war, as well as American soldiers in WWII. Necco claims to be the oldest American candy company.
X0ZQj TIL the US Air Force uses C130s to drop toys and supplies in Micronesia every Christmas
Elow TIL that in 1991 an F-15 fighter achieved an air-to-air kill using a 2000lb bomb. The USAF F-15E Strike Eagle of the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron released a GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb which, after 30 seconds of flight, impacted an Iraqi Air Force Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunship.
rlre TIL that one theory on why we are ticklish is that it serves as a mechanism for developing combat skills. Most often practiced from parent to child, tickling activates vulnerable areas on the body that develop a defensive reaction while producing laughter that encourages the ‘attacker’ to continue.