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TIL approximately 71% of the 34 million 17-to-24-year-olds in the U.S. would not qualify for military service because of reasons related to health, physical appearance and educational background,

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eppQk TIL There was a two month period in 1617 where both Pocahontas and Squanto were in London. Pocahontas lived with the Treasurer of the Virginia Company and Squanto was living with the Treasurer for the Newfoundland Company. They lived only a few hundred yards from each other.
wow8W TIL that for the unveiling of their new handheld console in 1989, Nintendo wanted to do for Video Games what Sony had done for music. And since their target demographics were on the younger side, it took only a small stretch of logic to turn “Walk Man” into “Game Boy”.
nWeLr TIL coin / button battery numbers reflect their physical size. For example the popular CR2032 battery you may have heard of means its 20MM in diameter and 3.2MM in height. The CR2477 is a 24MM diameter 7.7MM in height battery.
rRdnw TIL about the history of Alberta's extensive and effective rat control solution making it the only Canadian province to still be considered rat free
pYZ6p TIL that during WW2, P-51 Mustangs were given wooden wheels at the assembly plant before they made their first test flights.