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TIL that there's a clip from Futurama on YouTube, where Neutral President from Neutral Planet declares "I have no strong feelings, one way or the other". Fans of the show have kept the likes and dislikes for the video at an even number for more than a decade.

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pYyPA TIL that Taco Bell partnered with a recycling company so you can ship back your empty hot sauce packets
4kKBa TIL that there was about an hour and a half of footage that was shot for the 1985 science fiction film "Explorers" that was not included in the film, including a whole family sub-plot that is completely missing. Also, the character Gordon Miller was supposed to return in the third act.
kDQE TIL of United Airlines Flight 811, a regularly scheduled flight between Sydney and San Francisco that on February 24, 1989 had a cargo door fail at 22,000 feet resulting in explosive decompression. 9 passengers were blown out and killed. Two flight attendants were nearly lost as well
vPmwL TIL a coal mine in China operated steam powered trains as recently as 2022, and that new steam locomotives were produced well into the 80s and 90s
RB19 TIL The United States currently has 19 commissioned aircraft carriers. The rest of the world combined also has 19 commissioned aircraft carriers.