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TIL that the USS Constitution, built in 1797 is the world’s oldest ship still afloat and is still in active service in the US Navy

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d81Q9 TIL: 22 year old George Washington was the catalyst of the the French and Indian War, which became the "7 Year War of 1756-1763" in Europe, and which Winston Churchill referred to as the real "First World War" as it encompassed much of the European world.
wLgZ8 TIL the founder of Yankee Candle sold his company but later went into business with his son before his passing. Their company is Kringle Candle, down the road from the original Yankee factory.
R5N76 TIL in 1933, Albert Einstein, who left Nazi Germany for the United States, suggested the formation of the International Relief Association. Now known as the International Rescue Committee (IRC), it has provided assistance to millions of refugees and displaced persons across some 40 countries.
Lv1r TIL Police in the UK have shot dead 5 people in the last 4 years. In the US, this figure is 1600.
R7Rk9 TIL Israel merged the front half of a damaged rare 2 seat F-15 with the back half of an obsolete retired single seat F15. When they asked Boeing for advice Boeing never responded thinking the Israeli air force was joking.