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TIL that peak employment at Boeing was during the Vietnam War in 1968 where the aviation manufacturer employed 148,672 people, or roughly two-hundredths of a percent of the U.S. workforce.

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6eGw TIL there are are catfish in France that have learned to lunge out of the water and hunt pigeons with a 28% success rate.
0wMAp TIL that the Sonic The Hedgehog (1991) title cards and credits (Everything above the background layer) are off centered by 8 pixels to the left
mxOLo TIL MIT, often cited as one of the world’s most prestigious universities, puts almost all of its course materials online for anyone to access for free.
oRZ8A TIL that the Main Theme to Terminator was basically freehanded and ended up in an absurd 13/16 time signature.