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TIL, there are no battleships remaining in service or in reserve with any navy worldwide.

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gOA TIL that Hidden Valley was an actual Dude Ranch and is where the popular dressing was created.
LQgKV TIL that chickens in the US are sent through a chlorine bath during processing and that The EU has banned import of this chicken.
p8EQ8 TIL the song Hook by the Blues Traveler is literally about nothing. The lyrics state that the words have no meaning and are completely random but the inflection and music bed is all that matters. It is a stab at producers wanting catchy $$$ making songs and in turn, became one.
X0GXD TIL: That to prepare for the role of Bridget Jones, actress Renée Zellweger worked at London book publishers Picador as a trainee in the publicity department.
4Xjpg TIL in 2013 the IRS was audited for spending $49 million in parties over 3 years, as well as a Star Trek parody video