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TIL: The federal government is by far the largest employer of veterans in the United States

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MG6A TIL the fuzzy bit on a boom microphone is actually called a “Dead Cat.”
WmjL TIL Warren in Deathproof was right, the color chartreuse was named after the color of the liquor Chartreuse
QGBp TIL the rules to Monopoly clearly state that if a player lands on a property and doesn’t buy it, it immediately goes up for auction to the highest bidder.
08Xp TIL the cigar brand Montecristo got its name from the Alexandre Dumas book “The Count of Monte Cristo”. Books were often read aloud in the cigar factory by a lector, and the Dumas novel was a popular choice among the cigar rollers.