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TIL the crew aboard the USS midway pushed $10 million worth of helicopters into the sea to allow a Cessna full of evacuees to safely land

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exWD TIL that William the Conqueror introduced a custom to UK. According to this custom, people would leave their homes and move to a summer home to aid the grape harvest. Due to the act of vacating their usual home, this custom was given the name: vacation.
kJ77e TIL golfer LPGA founder Patty Berg won 15 majors and was also a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve during World War II, and, as a teen, played quarterback—and was the only girl—on the 50th Street Tigers football team in Minneapolis
YpM7v Today I learned Willie Nelson has played the same guitar,“Trigger” for 50 years. It has been signed by friends, family, lawyers, and Johnny Cash. It was his last remaining possession twice. Willie has played it at over 10,000 shows and he gets it repaired every year at the same shop in Austin,TX
XEoGR TIL The Pirate Bay tried to buy their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
OVZe TIL that watermelons and pumpkins are classified as berries.