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TIL that the narrow stream of water ( rooster tail) on jet ski serves no mechanical purpose and is only there to make the jet skis more visible

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R79b1 TIL in 1941 California built a prison for violent inmates where cells were unlocked and there was only a short barbed-wire fence around it
pR9A TIL that Freeza is based on Japanese real estate speculators, whom Akira Toriyama considered to be “the worst kind of people.”
Y1k7 TIL that in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, even the rats were insured - the insurer wanted to know the minimum number of rats and a policy was written with “1,000 rats deductible”
dDkRE TIL that in 1986, a group of metal singers did an event called "hear 'n aid" to raise funds for Africa. It was organized by Ronnie James Dio and his band. This happened apparently because nobody of the metal scene was invited to the more mainstream fun rising event called "We Are the World".
J16PV TIL Germany, Italy and Japan were elected among others in 1986 to serve together on the U.N. Security Council for the first time. This marks the first time all three former Axis powers joining the council led by the victorious Allied powers of World War 2, all of which are permanent members.