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TIL that some common civilian aircraft have anti-missile countermeasure systems on them

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jDKn TIL during the 1964 Presidential election Fact magazine polled psychiatrists about the mental competence of Barry Goldwater. Goldwater successfully sued and as a result the psychiatric community created the Goldwater rule to prevent them from diagnosing people they haven’t personally examined
Br4ke TIL that while mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, because they are descended from once-domesticated horses, they are actually feral horses.
BgERr TIL that the iconic ‘rockney’ duo Chas and Dave played on the Eminem track ‘My Name Is’
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