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TIL Reagan intended to give the technology behind SDI to the USSR in order to eliminate the threat of nuclear war for both parties.

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Bgm4L TIL The Thunderbird Diamond disaster occurred in 1982 at Indian Springs AFB in Arizona. Four jets flying in formation dropped down to 100 ft at 400 mph as part of a training session. The lead jet had a malfunction and slammed into the ground and was followed by the other jets. Four officers died.
KkpE TIL that we say “red heads” instead of a more appropriate “orange heads” because we needed a word to describe redheads before we needed a word for the uncommon color of orange.
6ymW TIL that in the afternoon of 9/11, Rumsfeld gave the following directive to his aides: “Judge whether good enough hit S.H.” (Saddam Hussein) at same time. Not only UBL" (Osama bin Laden). Need to move swiftly – Near term target needs – go massive – sweep it all up. Things related and not.“
ermg TIL David Tran, creator of Sriracha hot sauce, refuses to copyright the name of his product, and loves the popularity of his creation so much, he maintains a daily ritual of searching the Internet for the latest Sriracha spinoff.
4knpb TIL that while filming The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger went into a LA restaurant in battle-damaged Terminator makeup. He asked for a table in character and since no one knew who the Terminator was yet, the host and everyone in the restaurant started freaking out, screaming, and quickly left