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TIL Mail carriers can be fired for not delivering junk mail.

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epRjb TIL The US Navy still has a ship, the USS Pueblo, from 1945 that is actively commissioned till today, however it has been taken hostage by North Korea since 1968. It is now used by North Korea as a museum ship in the capitol of Pyongyang.
x6Jgg TIL when writer-director Nora Ephron was dying from cancer in 2012, she planned her own funeral, reserving $100K for the occasion. It was held at Alice Tully Hall in NYC, and Nora decided on everything, from the food (perfect brisket), to the speakers, and how long the speakers were allowed to talk.
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