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TIL The C-130 is the longest continuously produced military aircraft, having achieved 70 years of production in 2024

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P5En TIL In Tennessee, ex-felons who have turned their lives around can now receive a certificate of employability, which gives businesses who hire such individuals protection from negligent hiring lawsuits. Law effective 1/1/15
jNMwE TIL flipping someone off dates back to before recorded history. The first written record of it's use was in a Greek play call "The Clouds", where a student gives Socrates the finger in response to a question about basic poem structure.
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