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TIL after the successful raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden, Walt Disney attempted to trademark the term “SEAL Team 6”.

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5KL9 TIL that holding the steering wheel at 10 and 2 is dangerous, because if the airbag deploys, it’ll forcefully knock your hands into your face, causing injury. The recommended position is now 9 and 3, or 8 and 4.
9wrd6 TIL that the Zip in Zip Code stands for Zone Improvement Plan, has been in use since 1963, and adds $10 billion annually to the US economy.
ggvb TIL that “AIDS orphan tourism” in Africa is a thing, where volunteers temporarily care for children who have lost their parents to the virus, and has left children with attachment disorders and encouraged orphanages to purposefully keep them in poor conditions to attract more volunteers.
M7k6W TIL Joseph Stalin was only 5’5 and it made me laugh. One of the few cases I am perfectly fine with making fun of someone for their height
d9JK TIL that only one member of Congress voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists after 9/11, stating that they should be “careful not to embark on an open-ended war with neither an exit strategy nor a focused target.”