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TIL That going postal is an American English slang phrase referring to becoming extremely and uncontrollably angry, often to the point of violence, and usually in a workplace environment. The expression derives from a series of incidents from 1986 with the United States Postal Service (USPS).

LK69 TIL that when Mark Cuban sold his first company for $6M, the first thing he bought was a lifetime American Airlines Ticket for $250,000. After selling his next company for about $6B, he utilized the one-time transfer and gave it to his father.
4X1N5 TIL the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the champion among fish - it can reach a length of 13.5 m and a weight of 34 t! It is assumed that it can grow significantly more. It lives in the open waters of tropical oceans and it is rarely found in waters that have a temperature below 22 ° C.
VMLkD TIL Mary Jane Rathbun, better known as Brownie Mary became known for illegally baking and distributing cannabis brownies to AIDs patients in the 1980s. She was baking more than 4000 brownies per week. She was also known for wearing polyester pants suits and having a 'sailors mouth'.
N7EDQ TIL After flying 65 combat missions over North Vietnam (144 total), Guion Bluford became the first African American to qualify as a NASA astronaut in 1979. He also became the first African American in space in 1983, ultimately logging over 688 hours across four Space Shuttle missions.
ZONY TIL Operation Popeye was a US military program attempting to extend the monsoon season through weather modification during the Vietnam War.