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TIL That One of the names for Storms this Year is "Nana"

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yQRLl TIL the Soviet Union did not normally name their aircraft. However pilots of the MiG-29 found the NATO codename "Fulcrum" in regard to its role flattering enough to use the name unofficially.
7Elr TIL A man robbed a bank by poisoning the staff with cyanide, he disguised himself as a public health offical sent to do dysentery innoculations. 10 people died.
xVxe7 TIL professional basketball player Marvin Barnes, once refused to board a plane from Louisville to St. Louis. Because the flight was scheduled to arrive (Central Time) before its departure time (Eastern Time), Barnes famously said, "I ain't getting in no damn time machine." He rented a car instead
PxyV TIL that around half the posts (51.52%) on the front page are reposts of previosuly overlooked original content
kOJj1 TIL that there are still forgotten caches of incendiary grenades buried around Britain, for use by the Home Guard during WWII.