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TIL that despite repeated attempts to uncover one, there was not a single documented instance of an anti-Vietnam War protester spitting on a returning soldier

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WkGrX TIL that various species of venomous viperid snakes (AKA rattlesnake) are native to different regions of the Americas, from Canada down to Argentina
awGO9 TIL that the buildings inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex (where NORAD is located) rest on giant half-ton springs to absorb the shock of earthquakes and nuclear attacks.
LKwP TIL The Parents’ Television Council named Dawson’s Creek as the worst show of 97-98 and 98-99, in part due to ‘references to pornography and condoms, and the show’s acceptance of homosexuality.’
nWNQd TIL about the Gilmi Glider incident, in which passenger plane Air Canada flight 143 ran out of fuel mid-flight due to a series of failures - including two broken fuel indication systems, a confusion between pounds and kilos, and a technician accidentally undoing a repair to the fuel systems.
b9n00 TIL Samuel L Jackson has a clause in his contract to play golf whenever he isnt filming in movies.