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TIL NORAD has had to intercept 12-18 Russian bombers annually at the Canadian border since 2007.

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nepp7 TIL of Joy Milne, a “super-smeller” who found she could smell a unique odor on people with Parkinson's disease years before the onset of symptoms. Scientists then isolated biomarkers in sebum (oily substance from face/back) of Parkinson’s patients, paving the way to earlier detection/treatment.
ZNEG TIL that all peppers used in Tabasco sauce are picked by hand. The pepper pickers compare the color of the peppers to a small red stick; if the colors match, the peppers are ripe and will be used in the sauce production process.
WkM8A TIL of Randy, the Guinea Pig that broke into the female enclosure at his Zoo, and impregnated around 100 females in 2014. He then became a father of around 400 babies.
nee6G TIL that Snapchat lost nearly 40 million on unsold spectacles.
nWBoG TIL that the first U.S. presidential candidate to be assassinated was Joseph Smith, who founded Mormonism.