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TIL the patrol boats used by the United States Navy during the Vietnam War were powered by jets manufactured by Jacuzzi

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wLnOM TIL Japanese urban legend of Aka Manto, an evil spirit which appears in public restrooms and asks people to choose between red or blue toilet paper after which they kill you depending on your choice. Lacerations for red and strangulation for blue.
wLjaJ TIL Chad Stahelski, the director of the John Wick films, had worked as Keanu Reeves stunt double for 15 years prior to his directorial debut.
4kPZN TIL about the 7 National Primate Research Centers in the US
OGNeY TIL there is a Turkish Hotel built above an ancient ruin with the rooms suspended from steel columns above.
plEp TIL an inmate was forcibly tattooed across his forehead with the words “Katie’s revenge” by another inmate after they found out he was serving time for molesting and murdering a 10 year old girl named Katie