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TIL the US Navy operated two coal fired steam paddle wheel aircraft carriers in the great lakes during WWII

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eG5b TIL Charlie (from the TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) was right. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 makes it illegal to own a hummingbird in the United States.
PbpZ TIL you can change your testosterone and cortisol levels by changing body language and acting more alpha
4kvQb TIL that Walt Disney's 1928 animated short "Steamboat Willie" featuring Mickey Mouse is now part of the public domain after having finished its 95th year as a copyrighted work. This means that this specific version of MM is freely available to use in new creative works across all artistic mediums.
rR5aM TIL that during the 1980s Japanese property bubble, the value of the Tokyo Imperial Palace was higher than all of the real estate in the state of California.
nWKwY TIL that prior to 1880, there was no official time in Great Britain. Cities would often keep their own time, different from neighboring cities. Also, GB was the first nation in the world to adopt a universal time.