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TIL that there is a five dollar fee for any staff at the Top Gun School who quotes the movie.

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KGY9 TIL a ship called the HMS Black Joke used to chase down and fight slave traders.
X8Zj TIL 30% of Americans don’t drink alcohol at all, 60% drink less than 1 drink a week. The top 10% drink ~74 drinks a week.
grEVb TIL that Stephen King Wanted John Candy To Play The Lead in his movie adaption of Thinner (1996)
epbrD TIL the Mughal Empire was the second richest empire ever, only behind Qing China. Even though its land was smaller than the Mongol or British empires, it produced about a quarter of the world’s GDP at its peak in the sixteen hundreds.
vPYA4 TIL that there is a tradition in the U.S. Navy that no submarine is ever lost. Those that go to sea and do not return are considered to be “still on patrol.”