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TIL in 1944, three American B-29 bombers on missions over Japan were forced to land in the Soviet Union. The Soviets, who did not have a similar strategic bomber, decided to copy the B-29. Within three years, they had developed the Tu-4, a nearly-perfect copy

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jN1rE TIL that John Rockefeller, “provided major funding for Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary in Atlanta for African-American women, which became Spelman College.”, was an ardent abolitionist, and donated in total $550 million of his 1910 dollars to universities, sciences, arts, and churches.
vn54 TIL In 2012, investigators discovered Wal-Mart de Mexico had bribed various government officials in order to increase growth in the country. They found a paper trail of hundreds of suspect payments totaling more than $24 million. Wal-Mart executives in the US tried to bury the matter.
E1dbP TIL that your cousins’ children are your 1st cousins once removed, and that “once removed” simply refers to the one generation gap between you. Their children are thus your 1st cousins twice removed, etc.
neLmG TIL that the worst all-time storm (wind speed) is Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, 2013 (aka Yolanda). No other storm got to 315km/h (195mph) and sustained it for 1 minute. Damage included ~8,000 dead and missing people. Post-storm, some regions were on the brink of Anarchy and looting was common.
PYVRO TIL Jason David Frank filmed a pilot that would eventually become VR Troopers called "Cybertron."