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TIL the USA has 4 of the world’s top 5 air forces- each branch of the military individually ranks in the global top 5

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Y7Jwx TIL about an energy drink sold in the 1920s that was water with (flavorless) Radium, a highly radioactive element. Thousands like Eben Byer suffered “Radium Jaw” (gore warning)
KO17R TIL that Mark Mothersbaugh, co-founder, lead singer, keyboardist of 1980's new wave powerhouse DEVO, was the composer for Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok soundtrack and is signed on for Thor: Love and Thunder.
6EEVY TIL of a U.S. Senate bill passed in 2011 specifically to extend the term of Robert Mueller as FBI director beyond the usual 10 years. It passed 100-0.
6EGkQ TIL: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority officially recognizes port 666 as the port for the First Person Shooter: Doom
5Y9ek TIL Lizzie Borden, who is famous for killing her Father and Stepmother with an axe, was actually acquitted of all charges.