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TIL The first air-to-air combat attempts were made by throwing bricks and grenades from plane to plane during WWI.

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KWYG TIL Bank of America tried foreclosing a couple’s home who paid for their home fully in cash. When the bank refused to respond to the couple’s dispute, they hired a lawyer and got the foreclosure dismissed. They then sought damages & when the bank didn’t pay, the couple sued and foreclosed the bank
oBP8E TIL when the SR-71 was retired in 1990, it went ahead and set four new world speed records on its way to the museum.
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