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TIL in 1959, U.S. Postal Service successfully shipped mail using a cruise missile, delivering cargo from New Jersey to Florida in 22 minutes

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W7v5d TIL there are currently 14,690 known species of virus to have been officially classified
neEw9 TIL James Scott was convicted of causing the 'Great Mississippi Flood of 1993', the most costly flood in US history. His friend told authorities that Scott broke the levee to strand his wife on the other side of the river, so Scott could drink and have an affair
oRk7r TIL that Hitler's regime in Germany drew inspiration from America's racial oppression during the era of Jim Crow laws
drVK TIL a bull in India waited and gored an old man to death when an opportunity came a day after the latter had thrown hot water on it. Then the bull followed the man when he was being taken to a hospital and later reached the crematorium during his funeral
jNxjE TIL Shel Silverstein, know for his children's books of poems, wrote the iconic song "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash.