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TIL that Jesse Pinkman was originally planned to be killed off after the first season of Breaking Bad

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WklaY TIL the only air-to-air kill by an F-15E during Desert Storm was done using a 2000lb bomb, not a missile or rocket.
KMaR TIL that Pit Bulls were once American heroes, and so revered that they were chosen to represent America on WWI posters.
KODvR TIL that during WWII an American plane crashed on a Japanese island (Chi Chi Jima). There were 9 men on board. Eight of them were captured and eaten. The one who was rescued was George H.W. Bush.
v1Zwx TIL China was one of the only places in the world that did not release Elvis Presley's music at the time of its initial release. The few Elvis fans who managed to get their hands on his records often saw the material set ablaze by Red Guards and the government denounced his music as pornography
xVgvB TIL that moths are attracted to light because they base their navigation on their position relative to a light source.