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TIL that the reason Jet skis spray water out the back is for two reason, one to cool down the motor so I doesn’t overheat and two so it can be seen by other boats if it is crowded and or if they are to far away to make out what the item is!

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kJGgB TIL about the paranja, a traditional Central Asian robe that covers the head and body, with a horsehair face veil. It is not worn very much anymore.
4kmBN TIL that Baby Face Nelson killed more FBI agents than any other criminal in history.
RLOa TIL that “international versions” of textbooks exist. they are exactly the same but made with lower quality materials. They can be up to 75% less expensive and are illegal to buy in the US.
6Y78 TIL Henry Ford was an anti-semite and a Nazi supporter, and used his company, money and influence to spread and legitimize antisemitic views. He blamed every national problem on Jews, from strikes to depressions, and received the “Grand Cross of the German Eagle” from the Nazis in 1938.
YV5d TIL: Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” was written by children’s author Shel Silverstein (author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree)