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TIL The opening scene to the series MASH was filmed in the exact same canyon and location where Kobe Bryant's chopper went down.

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6jEW TIL all British Army armored vehicles must have an electric kettle so the crew can brew tea without getting out. This rule was made after a WWII ambush, where a British tank squadron lost 29 vehicles to a surprise attack by four German tanks while the British crews were outside having morning tea
X0MX8 TIL that "pair of pants" is a fixed term of mathematics that describes a certain type of surface with three holes
yQPE8 TIL that Aaron Burr went broke speculatively buying parcels of land in upstate New York. He did this while living on twenty-six acres in what would become some of downtown NYC's most prime real estate.
wLVY1 TIL that only one country entered the 21st century with a net gain of trees, Israel.
LwPP TIL a 14 karat gold LEGO brick was given out in the early 1980s to employees who had worked at the Germany LEGO factory for over twenty-five years. They are valued at $14,500.