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TIL the NFL is considered a not-for-profit organization and does not pay taxes.

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mxM0P TIL that the main stairwell at St. Pancras London Hotel (The Midland Grand Hotel, which opened in 1873), was used in Christopher Nolan's 2005 film Batman Begins, as the Arkham Asylum stairwell
16x4D TIL twice as much Wind power was created in America between 2017-2020 than 2013-2016 (22.8 GW vs 40.5 GW)
xVXyo TIL About the "Candy Bombers" who in addition to provided air drops of food to starving people in Berlin during the Soviet blockade also dropped candy for the children. An act that continues today during food drops.
W7ro9 TIL Kerosene fueled cook stoves cooked food using technology based on kerosene lamps. Over 3 million US homes had such stove in 1922
nO5d TIL: “Go fever” is a term used by NASA to describe a few of their major disasters (Apollo 1/Challenger/Columbia). It describes a culture that develops when costs have mounted, and dissent is suppressed or ignored (due to group members not wanting to be seen as committed to the team’s progress).