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TIL they'll let just anybody buy a Blackhawk helicopter

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6E5w7 TIL that Dolly Parton has given away more than 100 million books to young children through her Imagination Library. This was inspired by her father, who couldn’t read, and she wanted to make sure all kids have early access to books.
9yVX TIL approximately 70,000 people a year have feet amputated due to diabetes in the USA alone.
9wNYX TIL That commercial airline flight crews - pilot, co-pilot, flight attendants - don’t get paid unless the aircraft is moving under its own power. So if you’re getting pissed about the delay, think about the people that should be getting paid but aren’t!
DMVg TIL a British man holds the record for the worlds longest recorded fart, 59 seconds of uninterrupted flatulence
9wwGM TIL Konami's Python 2 Arcade hardware (Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, Thrill Drive 3, Guitar Freaks, etc) was just a Sony Playstation 2 with a 40GB Hard drive attached to some special hardware to accept coins and controller inputs