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TIL that in order to gain more information on the capabilities and location of American missile submarines the Soviet Union used specially equipped fishing trawlers to spy on American naval activities.

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j6wgp TIL Ford's first car, a 1903 Model A with an original price of $850, sold at auction in 2012 for $264,000. This specific car was the third 1903 Model A made by Ford and is the oldest known surviving Ford car. The buyer was William Clay Ford Jr, the great-grandson of Ford founder Henry Ford.
OWdY TIL that Huntington Hartford inherited the equivalent of $1.3 Billion at age 12, and ended up bankrupt, through a combination of bad business decisions, art patronship, and an exceptionally lavish lifestyle
8eeLX TIL That Zoroastrianism was the official Religion of the first Persian Empire
d7bZ TIL that the Airbus A380 jumbo jet was so well insulated from engine noise that the pilots couldn’t sleep during their rest periods as they could hear every crying baby, snoring passenger, and toilet flush. To combat the problem, Airbus was considering piping ambient noise back into the plane.
e00jn TIL USA military basic pay ranges from about $1,500 to over $19,000 per month (.pdf report)