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TIL 7.5 percent of each US domestic airline ticket price goes to federal tax

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xVJlo TIL I learned about Admiral Yi, Martial Lord of Loyalty. He was an incredibly talented Korean general, who inflicted multiple, crushing defeats on the Japanese, despite being constantly undermined by the Korean government and despite being almost aways in numerical inferiority.
VBK5p TIL that Sergeant Bill was a goat who achieved hero status during World War I as a Canadian war hero. Bill was able to hear and warn soldiers of incoming shell explosions, pushing 3 soldiers into a trench within seconds of an incoming shell.
R649 TIL Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was able to view his obituary before he died due to a news-outlet mishap. Due to all the horrible things he read about himself, including being called “the merchant of death”, he decided to dedicate his fortune to the creation of the Nobel Prize.
wo6Lo TIL the very eyebrow raising origins of the Oneida Cutlery company and one of their ousted members went on to assassinate President Garfield
7A4O TIL that a bootleg was released entitled “Elvis’ Greatest Shit” consisting of Elvis’ worst material. It also featured a photo of his dead body on the cover.