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TIL that Harvard University stopped requiring final exams because they were deemed “inefficient and worthless.” They even require professors to fill out a special form if they wish to give a final.

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ag6J TIL The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has an air-to-air kill ratio of 98 to 1, the only air-to-air loss in 40 years of operation was a Saudi Arabian Air Force F-15 believed to have been shot down by an Iraqi Mig-25 during Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1991.
VBGLZ TIL: In honor of National Stout Day, the best selling stout ale in the world, Guinness, is actually ruby red in color.
Q0od TIL that Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker were originally supposed to be two separate characters.
WkwLX TIL that the US Army is unable to account for roughly $6.5 trillion worth of transactions between 1999 and 2015 and the number is still growing.
A4Pn TIL the bald eagle hasn’t been considered an endangered species since 2007.