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TIL Roald Dahl, the author of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Matilda', was a flying ace in WWII. He shot down at least five fighters (likely more) with little to no formal military training.

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gMmZL TIL in Japan, establishments like banks & convenience stores visibly keep baseball-sized orange orbs behind the counter. These “anticrime color balls” are filled with bright pigment that burst on impact & are for employees to lob at robbers (or getaway vehicles) to improve the chance of arrest.
KgxJ TIL Columbus reported the natives “are so naive and so free with their possessions…they offer to share with anyone…” so he could take “as many slaves as [his Majesties] ask.”
e0GjL TIL Roughly 90 percent of the dollar bills in circulation in the U.S. have been shown to contain cocaine residue
GA97E TIL of the Tel Aviv central bus station - a mega structure that includes a nuclear bomb shelter for 16,000 people. The station was designed to be confusing, so that commuters would spend time shopping. Most of it became completely abandoned, taken over by violent criminals and even a colony of bats.
9wAp TIL on October 21, 1978, a 20yo Australian pilot flying over the Bass Straight reported an aircraft flying 1,000ft above him. His last transmission to ATC was “it is hovering and it’s not an aircraft”. No trace of the pilot or his aircraft have been seen since.