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TIL of Carrier Strike Group 11, currently commanded by Rear Admiral James "Jim" Kirk. In the past this Group included the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). A new USS Enterprise (CVN-80) is set to be operational in 2027.

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J1AlV TIL there is a club for people who have been ejected from an airplane seat. When you become a member they give you a commemorative tie, currently there are over 6,000 members.
d8ZYK TIL in 1925, wanting publicity for his television, John Logie Baird went to the Daily Express to promote it. The editor was so terrified by his invention that he said, "For God's sake, go down to reception and get rid of a lunatic who's down there. He says he's got a machine for seeing by wireless!"
QxgM TIL that in an alternate DC Universe, Superman’s rocket ship lands on a Ukrainian collective farm rather than in Kansas. He is “the Champion of the common worker who fights a never-ending battle for Stalin, socialism, and the international expansion of the Warsaw Pact.”
mmWO TIL we possess all of the technology necessary for “vactrains” capable of speeds of 4000+ mph
7rOLL TIL of David Buckel, who self-immolated to protest the burning of fossil fuels. He left a note to police apologizing for the mess and built a fire ring so the fire would not spread.