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TIL locusts are not a species of insect but a particular “phase” of certain types of grasshopers

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wMm8 TIL Chuck Yeager - first pilot to exceed Mach 1 - was shot down over France in WW2, taught bomb-making to Resistance groups who helped him, escaped into Spain, argued the high command into letting him back into combat against regulations, then became an Ace (bringing down 5 enemy aircraft) in 1 day.
4Xppo TIL a bill named the COVFEFE Act was introduced in 2017 to ensure internet communication from the President, via Twitter or other means, is preserved and stored in the National Archives
69Knl TIL: Nintendo and Sony collaborated in the early 90s on a CD-ROM console called Nintendo Playstation, which was never released, but repurposed into the Sony Playstation
wPVE TIL that a german author wrote a bestselling book about Hitler waking up in 2011 and trying to re-establish the third Reich
yOnV TIL that according to the 1995 census, the majority of American Indians prefer the term “Indian” over “Native American” in referring to them.