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TIL that USPS must deliver to every address in the USA, including a remote community in the Grand Canyon where the mail is delivered by mule.

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gD64 TIL of General Butt Naked who led his troops naked into war, plucked innocent children’s hearts out to eat, chopped the heads of hundreds of people to use as soccer balls and ritually sacrificed teenagers. After the war,he claimed to have found religion and repented. He is now a preacher in Liberia.
Rnw4 TIL the airspeed velocity of an unladen european swallow is 24 mph, or 40 km/h
7aYM TIL Most of the gaming consoles are manufactured in china but their usage is banned in an attempt to protect Chinese youth from wasting their minds away
Z8jPY TIL Randy West, a legendary adult film star who has starred in over 1,300 pornographic films was cast as Robert Redford's body double in "Indecent Proposal" (1993)
VMkDG TIL that peregrine falcons attack like missiles: using the same steering rules, and diving down at extreme speed to gain control. All this to capture its highly agile and wildly maneuvering prey. They also mate for life and have the same profile as a B-2 Bomber.