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TIL Boeing doesn't build the fuselages for their 737 & 787

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LQbxr TIL about Ashrita Furman, a New York native who holds the Guinness World Record for the most Guinness World Records. He began breaking records in 1979 and has set over 600 records as of 2017.
xQvb TIL Religious belief in the US reached an all-time low in 2014
pYea4 TIL when asked why she was never an official Victoria's Secret Angel, Naomi Campbell explained it's because they couldn't afford her.
Je1k TIL that according to Carrie Fisher, the golden bikini in Princess Leia’s slave costume was hard plastic that didn’t move with her body, so the other actors got an eyeful. She quipped “if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. You’ll have to ask Boba Fett about that.”
ZLVQ TIL US Navy SEAL Mike Thornton earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam for saving the life of Thomas Norris, another SEAL, who would also later receive the Medal of Honor for a previous rescue mission, making it the first time in a century where a MOH recipient saved the life of another MOH recipient.