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oY97 TIL The Rolls Royce Merlin V12 aviation engine created so much thrust from the exhaust, engineers were able to angle the exhaust backwards to gain 10 mph in the Spitfire it powered.
jN4VN TIL that "God bless you" originated in Rome when the bubonic plague was ravaging Europe. Sneezing was one the plague's main symptoms, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I suggested that a tiny prayer in the form of saying, "God bless you" after a sneeze would protect the person from death.
Z80eY TIL The last King of Afghanistan modernized his country, and his reign was marked by peace and stability. He was overthrown in 1973 but returned to Afghanistan at the end of Taliban rule in 2002 where he was titled "Father of the Nation"
R7B5a Today I learned Cap'n Crunch's real name is Captain Horatio Magellan crunch
b94X7 TIL that a racing horse in the late 1700s named Potoooooooo got his name after the owner instructed the stable boy to write the horses name (Potato) on a feed bin. The stable boy misspelled the name as "Potoooooooo" (Pot plus 8 Os) and the owner loved it so much that he kept the name.