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TIL the We Can Do It poster is not Rosie the Riveter and was only used internally by one company

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NX71Q TIL that the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency, was constantly trying to shut down the Balinese Room nightclub on Galveston Island but their arrival would be tipped off by Balinese Room associates when the Rangers came down the bridge onto the island. The Rangers solved this by raiding by sea.
OQA6 TIL that Martine Rothblatt made millions by inventing satellite radio. When her daughter was diagnosed w/ pulmonary hypertension, she earned a PhD in bioethics & formed a biotech company that licensed drugs to treat her daughter’s illness from other companies, making them much more widely available
wLEOJ TIL that it is illegal to buy or sell sex toys in Alabama, and has been since 1998.
epKyL TIL when first touching down on an aircraft carrier, a pilot will push the throttle to full power. This allows their aircraft to become airborne again, in case the arresting cable should fail to catch and stop it.
W7NWB TIL prolific satirist Tom Lehrer relinquished copyright on all of his music in 2022, making every song he wrote available for free download and use