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TIL that 'nose art', or the practice of painting pin-ups or cartoons on the front of war planes, died out in the early 1970s when Air Force Chief of Staff John Ryan called for a moratorium on the practice. It's been quietly making a comeback in recent years, albeit now strictly controlled.

WkeR8 TIL in 2013 'Scientific American' analyzed the characteristics of all emerging diseases, they found "all known diseases of the 20th century were linked to sudden human population growth, new human activity in the environment and high wildlife diversity in the area where the pathogen originated."
PY1Yg TIL that Ian Anderson, the frontman for the rock band Jethro Tull, adopted the flute after realized he would never be "as good as Eric Clapton" on the electric guitar.
GYKJ4 TIL Despite being a symbol for the antiestablishment, the rights to the Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta are owned by WarnerMedia. They had $33 billion in revenue in 2018 and Guy Fawkes masks contribute to that number.
9wd9p TIL in 2016, 19-year-old Florida frat boy Austin Harrouff walked into a garage and killed two strangers, biting one of the victims' faces. He thought he was “half man, half dog” and being chased by a demon. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
6EXjZ TIL that during the annual Aztec festival of Xipe Totec, human captives had their hearts cut out, following which they were completely skinned. Priests then wore their skins for a period of 20 days.