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TIL that the act of hitting something until it works is called “Percussive maintenance”.

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AG5o TIL of Khutulun, a Mongolian Princess. She insisted that any man who wished to marry her must defeat her in wrestling, forfeiting horses to her if they lost. She gained 10,000 horses defeating prospective suitors.
6W1l TIL a soldier in World War 1 performed a Battlefield-esque maneuver when he fell out of and landed back in his plane whilst attempting a loop
ADkNx TIL The Weather Channel released a compilation of the music used during their 'Local on the 8s' segment. It peaked #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart for Contemporary Jazz.
8an9G TIL the Appalachian Mountains span three countries—the United States, Canada, and France
WdO8 TIL license plates in DC say “Taxation without Representation” to highlight the fact that they pay federal income tax but do not have any seats in Congress