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TIL that in 1966 an engineer with limited flying experience inadvertently took off in an English fighter jet after engaging the afterburner by mistake

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Zp49B TIL about Beverley Shenstone, a Canadian engineer who actively sought employment in Germany, because he thought they were leading the field in aeronautics. He worked for Junkers and met with leading German engineers. He was later an important contributor to the design of the Spitfire.
R71al TIL that a Latvian man evaded the Soviets in bunkers in the woods for the entirety of the 50 year Soviet occupation. He came put when the last Soviet troops left, age 70.
Eg8Pd TIL that Adolf Hitler was prescribed with different medications for his flatulence, including one made with extract from human excrement.
logY7 TIL that Kurt Vonnegut's grave is in a secret location.
1aVpd TIL in 2012 an extreme solar storm missed Earth by 9 days that could have caused nearly $2.5 trillion dollars in damage and loss of power for years on end. There is a 12% chance of a solar storm with the same magnitude to hit us in the next decade.