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TIL of the "Tiffany Problem", where a historical or realistic fact is deemed anachronistic or unrealistic due to modern associations. Named after the name Tiffany, which is often considered a modern name but has medieval origins.

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JYjDl TIL Guinness records are applied for and not sought out by Guinness (such as a 118 yr old Bolivian woman who beats the current Guinness record holder by 6 years) meaning many Guinness record holders may not actually be world record holders.
jgeN TIL The FBI lab has been lying about hair samples for two decades, resulting in innocent death sentences
lrx5 TIL that Lawrence John Ripple robbed a bank and then waited in the lobby, later telling the investigators he’d rather be in jail than with his wife
ne0yY TIL British colonizers infected Tasmanian Aboriginal women with venereal diseases that left a significant percentage of the population unable to reproduce. This was one of several factors leading the complete eradication of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
vyVB TIL the fastest jet ever produced is the SR-71 Blackbird. It could travel faster than 3.5 times the speed of sound and its top speed is STILL classified.