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TIL- NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam

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QNdBk TIL that Frank Eugene Corder, while severely intoxicated, crashed a Cessna 150 on the grounds surrounding the White House on September 12, 1994. He was killed on impact.
kOrrE TIL The last adult head of state during WW2, King Michael of Romania, died under a year ago. He met Hitler multiple times and is credited of shorting WW2 by about 6 months by ousting its fascist dictator in 1944.
xVM71 TIL that US law enforcement officers banned from owning firearms in a personal capacity, are still allowed to posses and carry them in a professional capacity.
P1Lww TIL that "Bee Flies" exist, and they look like little fluffy flying narwhales!
p8lKp TIL in 1992, on average, a bank in Los Angeles was robbed every 45 minutes. Between 1985 and 1995 the ~3,500 retail bank branches in LA were robbed 17,106 times. In 1992 alone, there were 2,641 heists.