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TIL that Top Gun was such an effective advertisement for the Navy that the Navy had recruitment booths right there in theaters.

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awvgM TIL that the longest ship ever built, the Seawise Giant, is longer than the Empire State Building is tall. The ship could reach up to 20 mph and it took 5.5 miles to stop from that speed and the ship had a 2 mile turning circle.
84yV TIL that the child actor who played a young Ricky Bobby in Talledega Nights has been arrested twice- once for reckless driving; he was going 45 mph over the speed limit.
kxv5 TIL That on the summer solstice (today) the sun will line up perfectly with ancient structures all around the world!
e0J54 TIL about the Nanda Devi Plutonium Mission was a joint operation by the United States Central Intelligence Agency and the Indian Intelligence Bureau that resulted in a nuclear device getting lost in the Himalayas. It was never found.
woXMP TIL the BBC ran a paranormal investigation show called Ghostwatch on Halloween in 1992. The fictional program was filmed to appear as real as possible, using a BBC broadcaster as the host. It only aired once due to the uproar of a frightened public.