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TIL about the Supersonic Oblique Wing design

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4QMo TIL in 1957. in order for Sony to market its TR-63 transistor radio as “pocketable”, salesmen wore shirts with specialized, enlarged pockets in order to accommodate the large device.
l5ja TIL there is only one unsolved airline hijacking case in the history of the U.S. The hijacker parachuted out of the plane after receiving his demands, and was described as “thoughtful and polite” by his hostage.
9wr97 TIL about "Pigcasso" the first non-human artist to be given her own art exhibition and for holding the record for most expensive artwork by an animal ever sold
mxGWx TIL about Windjammer Surf Racers, a roller coaster that was so bad and poorly designed that the park, Knotts Berry Farm, sued the ride’s manufacturer, TOGO, for its issues. The park won, causing the company to go bankrupt.
N79D8 TIL of Major Francis Harvey VC who after being mortally wounded and losing both legs during the Battle Of Jutland crawled to a voice pipe to order the burning magazine sealed and flooded, saving the HMS Lion and its 1000 sailors from being destroyed in a magazine explosion