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TIL the B-52 Stratofortress has been operated by the USAF since 1955 and isn’t expected to be retired until the 2040s

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wLyyJ TIL that the largest ocean liner built entirely in the United States (and designed by an American) is sitting derelict in Philadelphia, PA in danger of becoming scrap.
oBNvr TIL That the New Zealand badminton team were called the "Black Cocks" however The International Badminton Federation (IBF) found the name hard to swallow and made them change it.
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