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TIL That Ford up scaled from Producing One B-24 bomber per day to producing one per Hour during World War II.

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KaJ9 TIL after his wife was denied access to a village well by upper caste members, an Indian man spent 40 days digging his own well by hand. It now quenches the thirst of an entire village of Dalit (lower caste).
LQbap TIL "doughface" was a term used in the years leading up to the U.S. Civil War to describe Northern politicians who favored Southern positions in political disputes.
rnp1 TIL that dropping a bomb from a balloon is, to this day, a violation of the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, although there is no such prohibition for dropping a bomb from an aircraft
x6yd0 TIL Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt first suggested the name Super Bowl for the 1st AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The idea was inspired by a "Super Ball" toy from Wham-O, but commissioner Pete Rozelle thought it was too gimmicky. It wasn't officially named the Super Bowl until the 3rd edition of the game
0wPY5 TIL that there are 450 Ivy League courses available online for free.