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TIL that the Japanese Type 99 bolt action rifle used in WW2 featured anti-aircraft sights for leading planes

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DRkJ TIL Rodney Mullen essentially pioneered street skateboarding by inventing the flatground ollie, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential skaters of all time.
4X07J TIL the United States conducted an underground nuclear test that didn't stay underground. The fallout from the underground test spread over Nevada and into California. Two workers eventually died from the radiation.
xwZk TIL that nobody other than its owners really know who owns IKEA. Parts of it are owned by multiple shell corporations, and many of the stores themselves are technically owned by a non-profit charitable organization and thus do not pay taxes on their income.
kOLD4 TIL Anton LaVey's writings (author of "The Satanic Bible") were influenced by Ayn Rand, Friedrich Nietzsche, H. L. Mencken, the members of the carnival with whom LaVey had supposedly worked in his youth, P. T. Barnum, Mark Twain, John Milton, and Lord Byron.
KYZwR TIL that Gordon Ramsey never went to culinary school. He received his diploma in hotel management. He gained his experience from working in his family restaurants and the mentorship of renowned chefs in France.