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TIL in 1975, McDonald's opened their first drive-thru to allow soldiers stationed at Fort Huachuca to order food. At the time, soldiers weren’t allowed to leave their vehicle while in uniform if they were off-post.

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rNXQw TIL that the world record for the longest cutscene in gaming history is the epilouge cutscene in Metal Gear Solid 4 with a length of 71 minutes. Second place is the pre-final battle cutscene for the game Star Ocean: The Last Hope with a length of 46 minutes.
rRZGo TIL after losing the 1996 US presidential election, Bob Dole was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in January 1997. He began his acceptance speech with "I, Robert J. Dole, do solemnly swear... Sorry, wrong speech"
QJD0X TIL that British longbows in the 1600's netted much longer firing ranges than the contemporary Native American Powhaten tribe's bows (400 yds vs. 120 yds, respectively). Colonists from Jamestown once turned away additional longbows for fear that they might fall into the Powhaten's hands.
9YOpm TIL there is a Transylvania County in North Carolina
y8xJ TIL Sacha Baron Cohen was nominated for an award in Kazakhstan for his role in Borat. According to the president , “He had raised the profile of the country to a level once thought impossible”.