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TIL That the TOR Network was created by the United States Naval Research Laboratory to protect American Intelligence communications.

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0wGvy TIL in 1980 a Peruvian fighter pilot chased and shot at a UFO in what is the only documented case of a military aircraft successfully firing at a UFO.
pWkA TIL during Christmas of 1914, a truce was held between Germany and the UK. They decorated their shelters, exchanged gifts across no mans land and played a game of football between themselves.
nWPPW TIL Along with Kashmir, Pakistan also claims Junagadh, a disconnected piece of land they lost to India in 1948
GAkk1 TIL: The "Duck Walk Killer". In 2018, two people were killed in the same neighborhood in Chicago on different dates. It was concluded the same gun was used and footage noticed that the killer had a distinctive toes pointed out walk which led the media to name them the Duck Walk Killer.
7rDlb TIL Lorne Michaels - the creator of SNL - considers Steven Seagal to be the biggest jerk ever on the show. Seagal is banned from ever hosting the show again.