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TIL That American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

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6EWyJ TIL American black non-commissioned officers had to accept a demotion to private in order to volunteer for combat duty during the Second World War, so they wouldn't be able to give orders to white soldiers.
BV7L TIL during the Iraq war, the US military was in the habit of leaving items such as detonation cords, plastic explosives and ammunition laying about, and then when an Iraqi came upon it, they were considered fair game to be killed if they attempted to leave with the goods. This was called ‘baiting’.
gZDD TIL More veterans died of suicide than combat after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
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DwBD TIL:Each year, approximately 250,000 American husbands are physically attacked and beaten by their wives.