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TIL drinking alcohol DOES improve your ability to speak a foreign language.

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a8BLZ TIL that the first black air force pilot in history was an African-Turkish named Ahmet Ali. He served in World War I and Turkish War of Independence, retired from Turkish Air Force as a colonel in 1949 and died in 1969. His grandchildren are still living in Turkey and also active in aviation.
Eg4Lp TIL that the French military has a long tradition of organising brothels for its soldiers, both at bases and near front lines, including in the Algerian and Vietnamese wars. The last one at a base closed in 2003
oXb7 TIL Belgrade has been razed to the ground 44 times.
epmnb TIL The KP in KP snacks stands for Kenyon Produce the Victorian founder of the company before it was absorbed into United Biscuits KP are still the largest buyer of nuts in the world.
78MpM TIL: Matt LeBlanc was in the offical music video for Bob Seger's Night Moves.