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TIL of Anti-flash white, a brilliant white color applied to nuclear bombers to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion, protecting the aircraft and its occupants

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kJw4B TIL The most popular food dish in India is not curry, but rather Biryani. Its a very old dish that is a fusion of Persian pilaf and Indian spices. The dish is made with spices, vegetables, rice, and usually some type of meat. The spices include nutmeg, pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander
kpnB TIL that Nguyen Cao Ty, who served as President and Vice President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam war, emigrated to the Unites States and ran a liquor store for several years after the fall of Saigon.
VM4MB TIL Robert A Heinlein challenged readers' possible racial preconceptions by writing strong, sympathetic characters, only to reveal later that they are of African or other ancestry.
ZMb4 TIL that Seth MacFarlane wrote for Dexter’s Lab
GYbLQ TIL that Candy Land was created due to the polio epidemic. Eleanor Abbott, a victim of the disease, created it for children to play while they were recuperating.