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TIL that NASA acquired F/A-18 Hornets from the U.S. Navy between 1984 and 1991.

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pYv88 TIL Charlie Parker attempted suicide in 1954. The death of his two-year-old daughter, the cumulative effects of his excesses with drugs and alcohol in his health and his crumbling career were contributing factors for his breakdown.
mxKP TIL Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million. Netflix is now worth $2 billion.
nWr8Y TIL that paper airplanes were invented way before the word "airplane" even existed
yQQGw TIL cigs can really fuck you up
ANGQn TIL Last year, Anguilla’s government made about US$32 million from fees collected for registering .ai domains. That amounted to more than 10 per cent of gross domestic product for the territory.