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TIL Google maps shows areas in Los Angeles that are controlled by Crips or Bloods

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pYZa4 TIL that referencing the movie TOPGUN or its sequel while at training at the school incurs an immediate $5 fine for all personnel because it is seen as conflicting with the institute's atmosphere of professionalism.
QNXM TIL that the recipe for Greek fire, an ancient incendiary weapon that would burn on water, has not been determined to this day.
69XXZ TIL despite Henry VIII's difficulties to produce a heir, he had several illegitimate children and only acknowledged one.
XEJE8 TIL that "dashboard" was originally a barrier of wood or leather at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect a driver from mud or other debris "dashed up" by the horses' hooves. Today it refers to the evolution of that flat board which now contains displays, gauges and instruments.
OG0N7 TIL that "Sleeping Beauty" was the nickname given to the corpse of Francys Arsentiev, the first American woman to summit Mount Everest without the aid of bottled oxygen. She died during the descent and her corpse was visible to climbers for 9 years until it was moved.