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TIL that the Sovereign Military Order of Malta briefly had an air force after WWII

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epdjn TIL France has its longest border towards Brazil.
85XZ TIL Gene Autry created “The Cowboy Code” in the 1950’s, a list of qualities every cowboy should take to heart. Included were “He must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas” and being gentle to animals.
LkV7m TIL while animating Ratatouille, a Pixar employee jumped into a pool while wearing a chef’s outfit and hat to determine how it would cling to a character’s body and what parts would become translucent.
DwLY TIL the word “Goodbye” is a contraction of the phrase “God Be With You”.
a8xOA TIL the owner and operator of the silk road was arrested at the San Francisco public Library when two fbi agents pretended to be quarreling lovers to distract him while his laptop was open. This was to prevent any deletion of data.