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TIL most US commercial radio stations east of the Mississippi river start with the letter 'W' and west start with the letter 'K'. By law, these call signs must be announced at every top of the hour.

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Y4a7 TIL that while FDR was the first President to win election more than twice, he was the fifth to try. Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, and Woodrow Wilson tried and were denied their party’s nomination
VMarB TIL British breweries donated free beer to soldiers during WWII, but after D-Day, there was no room for it on the ships going across the English Channel. Spitfire mechanics and pilots worked together to modify pylons to carry beer kegs and deliver brews to the troops. Flying high enough chilled it.
KYlaw TIL that then-Congressman and future Vice President Dan Quayle was invited to investigate Jonestown with fellow Congressman, Leo Ryan, but declined. That declination ended up saving his life, as Ryan was later assassinated in Guyana.
EWZ0 TIL that Joseph Heller, when told by an interviewer that he had “never produced anything else as good as Catch-22,” responded: “Who has?”
jmrQ TIL that after The Lion King was released, one hyena researcher sued Disney for defamation of character for portraying hyenas as villains.