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TIL the Navy built a 300-foot ice cream barge in WW2 that made 10 gallons every 7 minutes to boost morale in the Pacific.

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kJaQ4 TIL according to the 2020 census. Azusa, California has a population of exactly 50000
R5mX8 TIL in the 1990 film “Pretty Woman”, Richard Gere’s car was a Lotus Esprit after both Ferrari and Porsche had refused to allow their cars to be used in a film associated with prostitution. As a result of the product placement, Lotus sales had tripled.
KypB TIL that after winning the Tour de France in 2006 Oscar Pereiro announced his real dream was to play professional soccer. He would quit cycling, join a Spanish team, and score twice in his first season.
oBNMr TIL that Norway has the most Winter Olympic medals of all time (329) with USA behind (282)
Wnwo TIL A scientist named Carl Djerassi not only developed the birth control pill, but also wrote over 1200 papers on different subjects, and wrote one of the first artificial intelligence programs..in 1965. A program called DENDRAL, which could automatically discover unknown forms of medications.