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TIL there was an armed group of Philipines called MILF

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b9aJ0 TIL Dyess AFB in Texas is named for William E. Dyess, an Air Corps pilot and survivor of the Bataan Death March. During a training exercise, his airplane's engine caught fire. Rather than bailing over a populated area, Dyess crashed his aircraft into an empty field. His decision cost him his life.
0QPR TIL: David Copperfield has so far sold 40 million tickets and grossed over $4 billion, which is more than any other solo entertainer in history
Mel9a TIL primatologist Jane Goodall, actor Brad Pitt and Apple Inc. founder Steve Wozniak all suffer from prosopagnosia or face blindness.
grARb TIL 2006 film Cars earned $462 million on box office, relatively modest result for Pixar films. However it earned $8 billion on merchandising in just 5 years.
kJnKm TIL of Omar Ibn Said, an enslaved black Muslim scholar from the 18th century. Although his slave owners believed he had converted to Christianity, his autobiography revealed that he was still Muslim. His love for Jesus was interpreted as Christian, when Jesus is also a Muslim Prophet.