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TIL that in the past year there were an average of over 9700 planes carrying 1.2 million people in the sky at any given time. That would make the skies the 156th most populous country in the world,right between Estonia and East Timor.

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69L8X TIL that in 1949, a NJ gas station owner started the first cheap self-serve station in the state; rival stations tried to intimidate him into closing, but when even a drive-by shooting didn't work, they got the legislature to pass a law banning self-service that is still on the books today
QLA9 TIL the head Detective of the ritzy art-theft unit of the LAPD was given a surprise interrogation by fellow detectives about a murder she got away with over 20 years ago. Her facial and bodily reactions are intense, and afterward she was arrested for first degree murder.
JYZZj TIL about The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). An independent, nonpartisan agency that examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides objective, reliable information to help the government save money and work more efficiently.
Q5Ne TIL in V for Vendetta, the motto of Norsefire, the totalitarian fascists that conquer Britain and create a Nazi-esque dictatorship, is “Make Britain Great Again”
DQdZj TIL about Albert Severin Roche, a distinguished French soldier who was found sleeping during duty and sentenced to death for it. A messenger arrived right before his execution and told the true story: Albert had crawled 10 hours under fire to rescue his captain and then collapsed from exhaustion.