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TIL that the Australians had a warship named Doomba in WWII. It served as a minesweeper.

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1ar7r TIL when the U.S. refused to sell jet fighters to them in the early 80s due to treaties and pressure from China, Taiwan developed and produced their own, the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF).
d8kKB TIL a species of mold grew at Chernobyl to feed on the gamma radiation it gives off
LkvGv TIL that some fish can fly to avoid predators, video footage from BBC
Z8XdQ TIL that Chick-fil-A once broke their tradition and opened on a Sunday when an Atlanta mayor called the company and asked that an airport location remain open after thousands of passengers were left stranded due to a power outage.
rNGd TIL on October 20, 1944, an above-ground natural gas storage tank began to leak. The gas eventually made its way into the sewers of Cleveland and eventually ignited, blowing manhole covers miles away and shooting flames up through the plumbing of homes. 130 people were killed.