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TIL There were some ancient Hawaiians who did not believe in the Hawaiian Pantheon. An example of ancient atheism, they were referred to as “aia”.

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grl48 TIL The F-104 Starfighter jet had such an abysmal safety record it was called the Widowmaker in West Germany. 292 of 916 units were lost to accidents there. Other countries reported similar rates
OpxY TIL that during the burning of Washington D.C., in the War of 1812, a tornado formed in the middle of the city and headed toward Capitol Hill killing British soldiers and destroying cannons. After the rains that came with the tornado put out the flames the British decided to leave the city.
AN01g TIL CBS was fined $272,000 because Young Sheldon misused the Emergency Alert System tone signals in an episode showing a tornado warning, which is illegal to use outside a real warning, and since the EAS was made in 1997 while Young Sheldon takes place in the early 90s, this usage was anachronistic
xGkB TIL that the Rasberry crazy ant produces and covers itself with formic acid, an antidote to fire ant venom. It is the first known example of an insect being able to neutralize another insect’s venom.
YNvP TIL: in 2008 a mother of and her 4 children built a 5 bedroom house in 9 months using YouTube videos as a guide