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TIL Saab AB, which owned Saab Automobile, stands for "The Swedish Aeroplane Corporation" in English, and is an aerospace and defense company which manufactures fighter jets.

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9wkYr TIL the story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and him saying "I can not tell a lie" to his father about it was a myth created by Washington's personal biographer & minister after his death to sell books.
kOMoW TIL in the UK, A study for disappearances looked at 96 fatal cases, 53% of all male disappearances occur in the months December January and February, with 22% of those cases occurring in December between Christmas and new years eve. And 89% of bodies are found in canals, rivers, lakes or harbours.
KYM5R TIL,The son of drug trafficker El Chapo,denied in a hearing where he was formally notified of the U.S. extradition request,that he is the boss's son. He is considered the leader of the Sinaloa cartel's production and export of fentanyl.He faces a life sentence if extradited and imprisoned in the US
GY1xJ TIL over half of earth’s wildlife has been killed in the past 40 years
nGGr TIL Real-time (to the day) drug use in urban areas can be monitored through sampling the sewage.