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TIL that a large percentage of WWII aircraft carrier pilots were trained in Chicago, and hundreds of training planes crashed in Lake Michigan.

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v1lED TIL Rami Malek watched the YouTube video of Freddie Mercury’s Live Aid performance (1985), over 1500 times in preparation for the film Bohemian Rhapsody.
vWdD TIL that when a sperm whale eats a giant squid and consumes its beak, its digestive tract secretes a substance called ambergris to ease its passing. Ambergris is extremely valuable (a 2.4lb lump sold for £11,000) and can be used to make perfumes and to flavor food.
KO7Xw TIL the United States made Laos the most-bombed country per capita in the world, dropping more than two million tons of ordnance (an average of one ton per citizen) on Laos during 580,000 bombing missions between 1964 and 1973.
wYnW TIL in 2011 a member of Anonymous was kidnapped by the mexican drug cartel Los Zetas. He was released when Anonymous posted a video to youtube that threatened to expose photos and names of several people who collaborated with the cartel such as police officers and taxi drivers.
NXZxQ TIL A safety pin is a variation of the regular pin which includes a simple spring mechanism and a clasp