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TIL that the U.S. Marine Corps has a recommended reading list. They think that all junior enlisted Marines should read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

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rNEEM TIL about Soviet Zveno aircraft carrier planes. The converted bombers would carry fighters or dive bombers beyond their operational limitation, and launch them when needed. Despite being based on pre-WWII bombers and going through many configuration changes, they had a very high success rate.
GAX6j TIL researchers reviewed 40 episodes of the "Dr. Oz Show" and discovered that almost half of the medical advice had no supporting evidence
YEyP TIL Russia banned the sale of vodka during World War I. The government immediately lost a third of its income.
wALY TIL a man planted a 1,360 Acre forest all single-handedly. Enough trees to create an outdoor habitat for five endangered tigers (among other endangered species)
OGGMY TIL that the oldest Congressional District in the United States is Delaware's at-large Congressional District. It has existed uninterrupted since the 1st United States Congress in 1789.