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TIL About The Red Baron's Rules of Engagement – Eight Surprisingly Simple Air Combat Tricks Used to Conquer the Skies

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47g6 TIL that the infamous “chestburster” scene in “Alien” was inspired by a screenwriter’s struggle with Crohn’s disease, a inflammatory bowel disease that made him feel like something was trying to punch its way out of his chest.
aw78J TIL The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family’s 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
4XlNg TIL Canada's broadcasting regular forbids false and misleading news over Canadian airwaves
BgvQL TIL that MPGe, the miles per gallon equivalent for electric cars, actually measures miles per 33.7 kWh of battery charge, since 1 gallon of gas has the same theoretical energy capacity as 33.7kWh. But MPGe numbers tend to be much higher than MPG numbers because gas engines are so inefficient
kOY6m TIL About Albert Göring, the brother of Hermann Göring (2nd most powerful man in Nazi Germany), who was a rabid anti-nazi that helped save the lives of countless Jews and other dissidents.