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epwrE TIL about Thomas Salme, a Swedish airplane mechanic with no flying experience, using fake credentials flew 13 years for several international airlines with his only source of training being an early version of Flight Simulator.
ONge TIL that female gladiators (gladiatrices) existed during the Roman Empire.
Zpp7G TIL Described as the first iced coffee, the Mazagran was named for the beverage that French colonial troops consumed during the 1840 siege of the Mazagran fortress in Algeria. Troops prepared the coffee syrup with water in the absence of milk or brandy and drank it cold to counter the heat.
KYjpB TIL of King Charles II of Navarre. Known as The Bad, he was a scheming and ineffective ruler in southern France. To treat his ailments, he was sewn into a brandy-soaked canvas, a common practice at the time. Unfortunately, the fabric was accidentally set on fire, and he burned alive in 1387.
GXEG TIL That the Sony Vaio Logo represents the integration between Analogue and Digital Technology. the VA being an Analogue Wave, and the IO representing Binary