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TIL after MH-17 was shot down over Ukraine, the Russian government accused a Ukrainian fighter jet. After it was exposed that this type of jet couldn’t reach the required altitude, Wikipedia said there were a flurry of attempts from Russia to edit the jet’s page to say it could fly higher.

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WkMmd TIL ... All non herbal teas (white, green, black, oolong, pu-erh, etc.) come from the same plant Camellia sinesis. Though different varietals in the plant have developed among different regions, teas from the same region only differ by oxidation and not the leaf itself.
yVOve TIL: While the blue macaws that were featured in the movie Rio were declared extinct in the wild in 2018, 8 Spix's blue macaws that had been raised in captivity were released in Brazil in June of 2022. They seem to be doing well and more releases are planned for December 2022.
N7DVJ TIL that the Christian “Bob Jones University” didn’t allow blacks to attend until 1971. From ‘71 to ‘76 the only blacks that were allowed were married couples. In ‘82 they lost a Supreme Court case and had to pay back taxes from ‘71. Interracial dating wasn’t allowed at the university until 2000.
A79w TIL that peanut butter is now a widely used instrument in the fight against acute malnutrition.
VM8ED TIL about the weather phenomenon dubbed St. Elmo's fire. It occurs when a luminous plasma is created in an electrical field, resulting in a bright blue glow accompanied by a sharp cracking noise. When affecting ships at sea, it often warned of an incoming lightning strike, leaving sailors awestruck.