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TIL of "The Quiet Birdmen" a secretive fraternal order for Male Aviators in the United States. Founded in 1921 by World War I pilots, the organization meets in various locations, never announced to the public. Members, called QBs, must be invited to join, and they join for life.

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Eg9mP TIL where the idiom “dead as a doornail” came from. In old times when nails were made by hand, they were often reused and had quite a long life span. Nails used to make doors however, only had a one time use because of how they were used to build a strong door.
6ER4m TIL that 2000 year old date seeds that were found in a historic mountainside fortress were planted in 2005 and sprouted a sapling
KYmOR TIL The Weber Grill, a kettle grill design popularized in the 1950s, was first designed by a salesman at a metal works company. Looking for a way to protect food he was grilling from wind, he repurposed metal buoys his company was making to make a covered grill.
PVAE TIL the Throne of Denmark is made of narwhal tusks, which were claimed to be unicorn horns, and is flanked by three life-sized silver lions, inspired by the legend of King Solomon’s throne, said to be surrounded by 12 gold lions.
X0v5k TIL Mel Carnahan was the first person to be elected to the Senate of the United States posthumously because the Missouri election law did not allow for his name to be removed from the ballot.