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TIL the word 'laser' is actually an acronym. It stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

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W7VaN TIL that “Stars and Stripes Forever” is an emergency alert at the circus. When it is played by the band it usually means there is a fire and that the performers and circus hands should go to their emergency stations and start evacuating people
Bgb9W TIL that during the Great Depression, towns in the United States created their own currencies called “scrip” because the national currency was so scarce that people couldn’t buy basic goods.
a8NVM TIL Costco purposefully designed their store without signs to force people to wander through all the aisles and find things to buy.
R57Ww TIL small piston engine planes still use leaded gasoline.
50l8 TIL New Zealand Victoria Cross recepitant James Ward, won it for actions during a raid over Germany on 7 July 1941. When his aircraft was set on fire, Ward crawled out onto the wing, several thousand feet in the air, and smothered the flames out. The bomber made it back