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TIL British bombers bombed wooden German decoy airplanes 1944. With wooden decoy bombs.

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l47N TIL the Challenger astronauts did not perish during the explosion, but instead were most likely conscious during a 2-3 second freefall from an altitude of 65,000 feet before the intact crew cabin plunged into the Atlantic ocean going over 200 mph.
kOArE TIL the Cherokee Nation is Entitled to a Congressional Delegate in the US House of Representatives
y1LM TIL one of the adversities that the Napoleonic army faced in Russia was the fact that the buttons of their uniforms may have turned to dust. Tin was the major metal used to make buttons and the bonding structure of tin atoms begins to change when temperatures drop below 13°C
xVbAo TIL being in the US Congress was originally considered a civic duty and only paid $5,000
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