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TIL the US Post Office sells a $25 stamp that’s required for duck hunting. The proceeds go to conservation efforts.

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oK9E TIL that Leo Fender, inventor of Fender Guitars, never knew how to play the guitar.
a8GjZ TIL that pet food manufacturer Purina owned Jack in the Box from the late 60s to the late 80s. In the 80s, they changed the restaurant’s name to “Monterey Jack’s” and overhauled the menu to appeal to an affluent “yuppie” audience. The changes were poorly received and later reversed.
Z8XeG TIL Jellyfish are considered plankton because they cannot swim against the current
78Y0P TIL: because CFCs are heavier than air, it takes years to reach the stratosphere and decades to be converted by sunlight into a form that hurts the ozone. So the damage we see now is actually the result from decades ago.
E1jad TIL 19-year-old Jonathan Burton was killed by his fellow passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City after bursting into the cockpit in what investigators described as a case of "air rage." This incident occurred a year before 9/11.