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TIL: The car rental company “Enterprise: Rent-A-Car” is named after the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CV-6, the most decorated American ship of WW2. The company’s founder served on her

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ep46k TIL that millions of Japanese people celebrate Christmas with KFC as a modern tradition.
mxxlO TIL that Twinkies were initially filled with banana cream before WWII. When bananas were rationed due to a food shortage, the company switched to the cream filling, which turned out to be far more popular. Also, despite misconceptions, a Twinkie’s shelf life is only 25 days.
9wkx6 TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1.
wL9mM TIL The author of the novel "Brave New World", Aldous Huxley, create another novel (Island) which reversed the cultures and roles of the civilized and savages.
XELP6 TIL in 1961 Ronald Reagan released a spoken-word album warning against socialized medicine.