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TIL that during WWII, the Germans and the British independently discovered that they could use thin aluminum strips dropped from planes to jam enemy radar, but both sides refused to use this for over a year for fear the other would figure out the technique

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JBQv TIL Jennifer Lopez’s parents told her becoming a movie star was “really stupid” and that “no Latinos did that”. Fifteen years later, she became the first person to have a number one album and film in the same week.
kOby7 TIL in World War II, due the Japan-Soviet neutrality pact, US aid to the Soviet port of Vladivostok (the Pacific Route) was carried by Soviet-Flagged ships only and was mostly left alone, becoming the safest path for military aid from the USA to the USSR.
GYer1 TIL that in the British Royal Family, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle technically don't have their own names. Because of how titles and peerages are awarded and defined, they actually adopt their husband's name and title - making them Princess William and Princess Henry.
QJLE9 TIL that the Higgs Boson's media nickname "The God Particle" came from physicist Leon Lederman. He wrote a book and wanted it titled "The Goddamn Particle", poking fun at how hard it was to find. The publishers changed the title to "The God Particle" and the nickname stuck.
XEE6 TIL Virgin, Utah passed a law in 2000 that requires all citizens (except mentally ill, felons, and the poor) to own a gun and proper ammunition, making them (unofficially) the most prepared for a zombie apocalypse.