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TIL: 92 Russians died for every 1 American in WWII

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wL8e7 TIL that, without seeking the consent of the people of Oklahoma City, the FAA sounded 1,253 sonic booms in the sky to see if the citizens would mind. Six months and hundreds of broken windows later Oklahoma City residents were furious, and soon after the supersonic flight initiative was canceled.
9wZlp TIL that in March of 1945, the United States firebombed Tokyo. This killed over 100,000 civilians, more than the bomb dropped in Nagasaki five months later.
D1VGv TIL that Seals brought Tuberculosis to the Americas before Europeans.
G4G TIL the U.S. government has specifications for its pens used by personnel: The pen consists of seven different parts and meets 16 pages of military specs, including that it be able to write for a mile with no fading and withstand temperatures up to 160 degrees and down to 40 degrees below zero.
yQdGp TIL in 1987, Steve Rothstein purchased an AAirpass ticket for $233,509. During the 10 years Rothstein owned the pass, he flew more than 10 million miles, earned over 40 million frequent flier miles (all of which he gave away) and made more than 500 trips to England, costing the company $21 million.