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TIL the US military has a system call Rapid Dragon that allows it to roll off and fire cruise missiles from the back of cargo planes.

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eZmD TIL Dr John Watson’s wife (Mary Morstan) is actually his real life partner
gMyy9 TIL that when Fritz Duquesne's farm was torched and mum sent to a concentration camp as part of Lord Kitchener's policy in the Second Boer War, he vowed revenge. 15 years later, during WW1, he infiltrated Kitchener's warship and signalled a German submarine, which sank the boat, killing Kitchener
5YZBR TIL that the first black woman to travel to space was Mae Jemison, who was a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 1992. She later appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", making her the first person to have been on Star Trek and in space IRL.
yVe1V TIL The Bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in a US Court
oRxDK TIL That the Last Emperor of China was, after being deposed, forced to work as a street sweeper in Beijing. On his first day, he got lost and asked for help by telling strangers “I'm Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty. I'm staying with relatives and can't find my way home”