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TIL in 1987 when an SR-71 Blackbird lost an engine while flying Mach 3 over the Baltic Sea, four Swedish jets prevented it from getting shot down by the Soviets. The mission was declassified 30 years later, and the four Swedish pilots that protected the Blackbird were awarded the US Air Medal

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6EElW TIL the drug called Antabuse is sometimes prescribed to alcoholics to help them abstain. If Antabuse is in your system when you ingest alcohol, it produces an immediate and exceedingly unpleasant physical reaction, including a severe hangover.
DQVeD Today I learned that Ludwig IV (*1286-† 1347) was crowned Emperor by the Roman people in 1328 at St. Peter’s Basilica, bypassing the Pope’s authority after being excommunicated, to assert his independence and secure his legitimacy.
R5Re4 TIL you have a right to use your SNAP in all 50 states and even order things online for delivery (Amazon, Grocery Stores, Etc)
PYRBG TIL the primetime version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' averaged 30M viewers a night at its peak in 2000. However, ABC overexposed the show by extending it to an hour and airing it every weekday, causing ABC to drop from most-watched network to below the top 20. It was then canceled in 2002.
e0l6J TIL in 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World, May Myat Noe was stripped of her crown for refusing to get breast implants. Officials cites her “ungrateful attitude …. ” as their reasoning. That “ungrateful attitude” refers to the 16-year-old’s decision not to get breast implants.