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TIL: The first helicopter used by the US in combat was during WWII, originally meant to ferry parts from ships to shore, they quickly realized how useful they were and used them for medevac purposes.

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D1nbv TIL that Bhutan is the only country in the world that by its own constitution protects its forests, and the country measures progress not through its Gross Domestic Product but through "Gross National Happiness."
xVxZg TIL that the Wizard of Oz is just the first of a series of 14 books by l. Frank Baum.
yY9M TIL that humanity’s first flight was shorter than the wing span of a Boeing 747
1aMnX TIL Keith Moon died in the same apartment as Mama Cass approx. four years after her. They were both 32 when they passed.
GYyJG TIL Adolf Hitler lived and died rich. In 1945 he was thought to have been worth $3 Billion USD by today’s standards.