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TIL that middle names were nonexistent until the 1600’s, and only became common after the American Revolution.

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ynLe TIL That GPS is wholly controlled by the USA and can be ‘switched off’ at any time.
j64yj TIL the 2020 United States presidential election had a voter turnout of 66.6%.
jN85N TIL that in 1998, Pres. Bill C. read a novel about a mad scientist who spread a virus in NYC. Concerned about this risk, he established the Strategic National Stockpile, which contains billions of dollars in medical supplies (many being used now ).
Maw0 TIL: Neerja Bhanot, a 22-year-old Indian air hostess who helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. She died shielding three children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan, and the United States.
rROmx TIL of the "nut rage incident", where on a Korean Air flight the vice president of the airline struck the cabin crew chief with a tablet and ordered the plane to return to the gate after being being served nuts in a plastic bag instead of on a plate.