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TIL: The entire field of "Public Relations" in government was created as a way to continue wartime propaganda during times of peace.

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PYxMg Here comes private space travel — with cocktails, retro-futuristic Philippe Starck designs and Wi-Fi. Just $55 million a trip!
N7xkE TIL The USAF and later Atomic Energy Commission tried to develop a nuclear propulsion system for aircrafts between 1946 and 1961 at a total cost of about $1 billion. Two of assemblies, consisting of a reactor and two modified turbojets each, is on display at Idaho National Laboratory.
YaXB TIL in the past 3500 years there has only been 230 years of peace in the civilized world
GA9w1 TIL The eldest son of Charles de Gaulle became an admiral and is still alive at over 100
PYmln TIL Jason Sudeikis from SNL is the nephew of actor George Wendt, known for his role as Norm Peterson on Cheers