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TIL that because Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle's B25 took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to bomb Tokyo in 1942, he was honorarily authorized to wear gold Naval Aviator Wings in uniform.

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ZmKD TIL that Jehovah’s Witnesses have the lowest retention rate of any religious tradition in the United States. Only 37% of those who were raised in the faith claim membership as adults. They also have nearly the lowest average income and level of educational attainment.
L5WZ TIL That the inventor of petroleum jelly ate a spoonful every day, claiming it had tremendous health benefits. He lived to be 96.
QJnoE TODAY I LEARNED...about the German invasion of Western Europe and North Africa in 1940: I feel that this person's video is very educational and informative on the history topic of WW2 and even history in general!
XEBw8 TIL Betsy Palmer only agreed to play the killer Mrs. Vorhees in Friday the 13th because she needed a new car, even though she believed the film to "be a piece of shit".
o1OR TIL that two rival churches in Greece celebrate Easter by firing over 100,000 rockets at each other