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TIL Italo Balbo, the Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa, was shot down by Italian forces. Balbo had been a famed aviator so the British RAF dropped a condolence reef at a nearby airfield.

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1aGOW TIL of "Steal This Book", an instruction manual by Abbie hoffman on, among other things, shoplifting, fare evasion, and protesting. 30 publishers refused to print it, and many book stores refused to sell it because people were shoplifting the book, as the title suggested.
Mnra TIL that an Italian mob pulled an elaborate heist involving olive oil, using adulterated and chemically treated oils and labelling their containers as extra virgin. The profit margin of this heist was said to have “three times the profit margin of cocaine.”
KwZR TIL Preparation H wanted to use Johnny Cash’s song “Ring of Fire” in their commercials
O8L6 TIL East Asians (Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese) have fewer apocrine sweat glands compared to people of other descent, and the lack of these glands make East Asians less prone to body odor.
VdQ8 TIL Princess Leia’s iconic metal bikini was inspired by Fisher’s complaints that the loose-fitting outfits she wore in Star Wars concealed her feminine physique.