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TIL The Martin-Baker company is the World's largest ejection seat manufacturer, supplying seats for 93 air forces, World wide. They claim to have saved 7567 lives

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BgVQe TIL that the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime concluded that billions in drug money kept the global financial system afloat during the 2008 crisis
J1KkV TIL that after attending a Queen concert in LA, Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury that the band should release "Another One Bites The Dust" as a single. After doing so, the song became a worldwide hit, spending 15 weeks in the Billboard Top 10, and is Queen’s bestselling single to date.
v1erL Today I learned Daimler (Mercedes) acknowledges their participation during the nazi era and has a page dedicated to it.
wvj6 TIL in a 1978 Tennessee state legislature race, one candidate murdered his opponent. Because he was not convicted before the election, his name had to remain on the ballot while his victim’s was removed, leading the murdered candidate’s widow to run a successful write-in campaign.
woXL1 TIL that while philanthropy can have a positive effect on the world, private foundations are between an offshore international business and a private trust designed to promote founder's interests and wishes, but also to protect untaxed income to their heirs.