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TIL that there is a Starbucks in CIA headquarters and the baristas are not allowed to ask for names

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oBblY Today I learned that in America, a M-134 (commonly referred to as a Mini-gun, due to the small caliber relative to its weapon type) can be legally owned by a civilian. And 11 of them are. And that a traditional Gatling gun isn’t considered a machine gun so it can also be owned completely legally.
WaZA TIL that parades are a means of political combat in Northern Ireland. Unionists and nationalists hold hundreds of competing parades that may cause violence if they enter territory belonging to “the other side”. The government often bans/reroutes parades to avoid problems.
vOm4 TIL Jack Bauer killed 268 people throughout the 24 series
P7LV TIL that the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been in continuous service April 1955 and with upgrades are expected to remain in service until at least 2040, a service life of more than 85 years
91rB TIL only one year ago scientists discovered that there are 3 trillion trees on Earth, seven times more than it was previously assumed