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TIL that the US nuclear arsenal is the property of the civilian Department of Energy, not the military Department of Defense

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l7RWB TIL the founder of FedEx took the company's last $5,000 to Las Vegas and won $27,000 gambling on blackjack, allowing the company to survive another week
PnBn TIL Homeless children in the 90’s in Miami developed their own elaborate mythology.
DQPyV TIL Guarani is the most widely spoken American language and remains commonly used among the Paraguayan people and neighboring communities.
XExkP TIL that the Federal Reserve Bank pays only about 7.7 cents for each dollar bill printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, but that it must pay face value for each coin (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) produced by the U.S. Mint.
woG1W TIL some American airports now allow non-ticketed passagers to pass through security