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TIL that WWII fighter pilot James Howard won the medal of honor for single handedly taking on 30+ German fighter planes all by himself to protect a group of American bomber planes.

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OQWL TIL of “Abortion Doping”, a rumoured practice where female athletes get pregnant, use the hormonal benefits for their performance, and abort the pregnancy.
xVOgb TIL Levi's CEO claimed you don't need to wash jeans, he hasn't washed his in more than a year!
oRkyE TIL The newly independent nation of Zambia launched a space program in the 1960's. 13 people were chosen for space training which included tasks like swinging on a swing and rolling down a hill inside an oil drum. The program ended when the only female trainee got pregnant by another trainee
0dvGR TIL when adjectives are strung together, there is an order to them to sound “correct”, the order being Opinion, Size, Physical Quality, Shape, Age, Colour, Origin, Material, Type and Purpose.
4XQGJ TIL that when her son Jeremy began showing symptoms of schizophrenia, Elli Perkins refused to consult a psychiatrist due to her Scientologist beliefs and tried to cure him with alternative medicine instead. This resulted in Jeremy murdering her because he believed she was trying to poison him.