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TIL That comcast billed people for missing and destroyed equipment after hurricane Ike in 2008

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4d86 TIL in the 2004 exercise between the US and the Indian Air Forces, Indian pilots notched up an astounding 9:1 kill ratio. U.S. pilots said that the Indian pilots showed innovation and flexibility in their tactics. and that they came into the exercise underrating the training and tactics of the IAF
BGor TIL American Airlines went against manufacturer recommendations and used their own maintenance procedure to save 200 man hours of labor per aircraft. This resulted in one engine of AA Flight 191 separating from the wing on takeoff and the deaths of 273 people.
8ab9V TIL about Pedro Alonso Nino, a Black-Spanish explorer who piloted The Santa Maria on Columbus’s first voyage to America. He comes from the famed Nino Brothers. The La Niña, another of Columbus ships was actually owned by Pedro’s brother, Juan.
9w8pp TIL: The United States Army is the second largest Air Force in the world, by number of aircraft.
5Y8GB TIL about Festa Confederada, the annual festival of Southern US heritage held in Brazil, originally started by Confederate soldiers and their families who fled to Brazil after the Civil War, where slavery was still legal.