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TIL that Korean Air accidentally strayed into Soviet Airspace, leading to the plane being shot down. To prevent such a tragedy, US President Ronald Reagan declassified a critical military tech and that is how we got GPS for civilian use.

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kO9pE TIL if you had sea monkeys in the 90’s, that purchase helped fund the Aryan Nation purchase themselves telescoping batons!
KYEQ4 TIL users of the foot fetish site WikiFeet were involved in debunking a hoax involving a picture of a woman's feet in a bathtub, purported to be a nude posted online by a US congresswoman. The site's users identified the true owner of the feet, with the short toe length being a key piece of evidence
D1ELg TIL about the Bolton Strid, a narrow section of river in Yorkshire, England that appears shallow and calm, but is actually a deep, powerful river flowing vertically. Local legend claims none who have entered its waters have survived.
9LyM TIL French Bulldogs are anatomically unable to mate and have to be artificially inseminated.
awaEM TIL Tracy Chapman's big break came when Stevie Wonder couldn't find a disk at a Nelson Mandela birthday tribute show in London