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TIL The famous PBR river boats that the US used in the Vietnam war had pump-jet engines made by Jacuzzi

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a8PB0 TIL Rob Lowe was uncredited in Tommy Boy (1995) despite having a major speaking role because at the time he was contractually obligated to a miniseries of The Stand. Instead of going through legal hoops to get out of it, he essentially agreed to be in the film as a favor to his friend, Chris Farley.
neGBW TIL the habitat of the American alligator goes as far north as the North Carolina/Virginia border.
Ed7 TIL that the last T-28 Super Heavy Tank from WWII era was found abandoned in a field in 1974
BrdNK TIL that, despite producing about 38 billion ballpoint pens each year, China had yet to acquire the technology to produce their own pen tips domestically until 2017.
MmeK TIL Nikola Tesla’s statue in Silicon Valley provides a free wi-fi signal to nearby people.