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TIL the secret service was created on April 14th, 1865 by Abraham Lincoln…the same day he was assassinated.

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b9VXZ TIL That one of the founders of Whataburger was a pilot and designed the buildings as such so that he would be able to spot his own establishments when in the air. He later died in a private plane crash
jMJj TIL the honey badger eats porcupines and poisonous snakes, raids beehives for honey, kidnaps baby cheetahs, and steals food from hungry lions. (pdf)
WkrB8 TIL that the official title of the Austrian Emperors listed 48 different kingdoms, duchies, principalities, lordships, and counties that were under their rule, and 4 more "etcetera"s
KBeG TIL that not only is Adultery illegal in the US Military, but it is punishable by Dishonorable Discharge, loss of pay, and confinement up to a year.
yE0w TIL of the cockpit voice recorder of China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 captured the sound of the ground-proximity warning system giving instructions in English and of the crew discussing in Chinese the possible meaning of the English phrase “pull up”