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TIL that in 1959 the USPS attempted to deliver mail by cruise missile and successfully shipped cargo from New jersey to Florida in 22 minutes

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mxxOy TIL that the term "incel" and the concept of "involuntary celibacy" was coined by a woman.
OnYR TIL that you are not fully protected as a seller on eBay from buyers making fraudulent claims
xVB4k TIL that naturalist William Bartram described finding a "painted vulture" during his travels in Florida in the 1770s. No one else has ever found this supposed Florida bird. It's not known exactly what the "painted vulture" was—it could have been a subspecies or relative of the living king vulture.
MNV8 TIL The matador’s red cape does NOT need to be red to provoke the bull (the bull is color blind). The red color DOES hide splatters of blood from the audience during the finale stabbing.
vax TIL that George C. Scott watched a hockey game at home and went to sleep in lieu of attending the Academy Awards the night he won best actor for Patton