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TIL during World War II, Japan bombed China with fleas infected with Bubonic Plague

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wLXk6 TIL Israel merged the front half of a damaged rare 2 seat F-15 with the back half of an obsolete retired single seat F15. When they asked Boeing for advice Boeing never responded thinking the Israeli air force was joking.
AD5g TIL that Tool have a track called “Eggs of Satan”, written entirely in German and is actually a recipe for cookies.
r7p1 TIL that Cherophobia is the fear of being too happy because “something tragic” will happen.
l7ZRG TIL a polar bear swam continuously for 687 kilometres (426 miles) in the Beaufort Sea. She swam for 232 hours or 9 days straight, in waters that were 2-6 degrees celsius, resulting in her cub dying and a drop in her body fat
kJBL5 TIL Since 2018 all new cars sold in the United States and Canada have had to include a backup camera. The first mass production car to include a backup camera was the Toyota Soarer in 1991, though concept cars such as the 1956 Buick Centurion had the feature aswell.