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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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WkerY TIL that Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay about farting called "Fart Proudly" (also called "A Letter to a Royal Academy about farting", and "To the Royal Academy of Farting")
6aWW TIL having no friends can be just as deadly as smoking.
VaeB TIL that Quentin Tarantino wants to stop making movies after his 10th film. The Hateful Eight was his 8th film.
XEj0R TIL feedback loops in Systems Theory. An example of feeback loops are birth rates( a reinforcing loop) and death rate( a balancing loop) all of which act on a giving population. Reinforcing loops enhance what is already existent( like a good investment) and balancing loops level things out.
7AmZ TIL 1986’s Legend of Zelda was the first console game to allow you to save your progress.