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TIL Americans throw away “enough aluminum to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet every three months

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9Yrvr TIL the proper age order for US draftees goes 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 19, 18.
4XbaR TIL that after being rejected by several women, author Thomas Day decided to adopt 12-year old Sabrina Sidney and in an experiment, set out to make her the "perfect wife". She ended up marrying one of his friends instead.
oRx7K TIL that Lewis and Clark used a rapid fire .46 caliber air rifle to discourage native tribes from attacking them during their excursion.
1apoX TIL that in 2017, the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber allowed schools to stage their own version of his new musical ‘School of Rock’ for free, in a bid to tackle what he sees as a decline in arts education.
6EV6l TIl there is a 'Black Sabbath meets fast food'-themed parody band called 'Mac Sabbath'