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TIL the reason many U.S army helicopters are named after native-American tribes is because the first U.S air force bases were located on native reserves.

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7wrb TIL There is a cafe that serves over 100 kinds of cereal in the UK called a Cereal Killer Cafe
j6VyM TIL Mugger crocodiles & American alligators use tools: they collect sticks, partially submerge themselves, balance the sticks on their head, & when a bird approaches to take a stick for its nest, they spring their trap. This strategy is the first known case of a predator using an object as a lure.
a84xZ TIL that Police Squad, forerunner to The Naked Gun, was cancelled by ABC because casual audiences couldn't keep up with the rate of jokes, claiming "the viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it", stated by TV Guide as being "the most stupid reason a network ever gave for ending a series"
VM1DQ TIL of Stingy Jack. He was banned from Heaven and Hell when he died. Forced to walk the Earth in darkness, the Devil gave him an ember from Hell. Jack carved a turnip and out the ember inside to light his way. They called him Jack of the Lantern, or Jack-O-Lantern.
M70pK TIL obelisking - a handstand-like position that some dragonflies and damselflies assume to prevent overheating on sunny days