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TIL it costs $228,288 an hour to operate Air Force One.

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MewbK TIL there were large groups of Nazi sympathizers and anti-semites holding rallies in major cities across the US during the 1930s. City leaders and Jewish community leaders turned to Jewish gangsters who organized attacks on the organizations during their public events nationwide.
J5Nm TIL there is a 42 kilobyte “zip bomb” which will extract itself to 4.5 Petabytes
D1p9V TIL telephone companies created the phenomenon of 555 telephone numbers in movies and TV shows, and 555-0100 through 555-0199 are still held back from the the public for "fictional use"
4Xr9N TIL how Roald Dahl's name is actually pronounced. 'Roo-ahl', not 'r-ohl-d' or 'r-ahl-d'
n6pY TIL Dr. Kellogg firmly believed that red meat increased sexual desire and he advocated a diet rich in nuts and cereals. He began to develop a sort of anti-masturbation food and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes are meant to help decrease your likelihood of masturbation.