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TIL that the Swedish aircraft “The Viggen” is the only aircraft to get an acknowledged radar lock on the SR-71 “Stealth” plane

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4XGBo TIL The Herpes Virus is being used to treat Cancer. A modified form of Herpes is already FDA approved to treat melanoma.
VBGk8 TIL that citizens born in Puerto Rico are natural-born citizens of the US and can therefore become President as long as they live in the 50 States for at least 14 years.
WkKvA TIL Partnership for a Drug-Free America, which used to air many PSAs through the 80s to the mid-2000s, was actually funded by alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical companies. The ads steered clear warnings about legal drugs being abused.
gMxQ4 TIL Lunchables were created over 30 years ago because bologna was losing popularity. Their goal was to “dream up something that was livelier than sliced, sandwich-ready meat sealed in plastic.”
yQaQX TIL the phrase "running amok" comes from a folk sickness in Malay/Indonesian cultures in which a man with no violent history will attempt to kill anyone he encounters in a sudden frenzy. It is thought an evil tiger spirit entered his body, therefore no ill will is held towards the man afterwards.