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TIL The founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, bought 28,000 acres of U.S. wilderness to stop the logging operations and preserve the country.

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nnBW TIL that the SR-71 Blackbird was never hit by the over 4,000 missiles fired at it during its 25-year service. The SOP was to accelerate to faster than the missile could catch up with it.
vPQDj TIL the Rohonc (or Rohonczi) Codex is a document in an unknown language and writing system that emerged in the 19th century, written on paper from the 1530s. Like the more-famous Voynich Manuscript, scholars are divided on the possible origin and meaning, and whether it is a hoax or authentic.
GYdrg TIL the Griswold's home in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is the same home from American Beauty
J16Q8 TIL the space shuttle would orbit tail-first due to space debris, this allowed it to take a greater proportion of the debris load on the engines and rear cargo bay, which were not needed in orbit or during descent.
xVwJk TIL Spencer’s owns Spirit Halloween. Half of Spencer’s yearly revenue comes from just two months of sales from Halloween costumes.