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OG7ka TIL that Cessna produce the most amount of any aircraft with 418 models and 72755 aircraft registered with the FAA. Next is Piper 44583, Beech 17523, Cirrus 8298 and Boeing 6420. (Ranked by the total number of aircraft of any model by a given manufacturer. )
5Vda9 TIL that Stuart Anders, the inventor of the slap bracelet, donated 200 of his original bracelets called the "Slap Wrap" to Florida elementary school students after they were given a Chinese knockoff brand which had inappropriate pictures printed on the metal beneath the bracelets' cloth wrapping.
69MxX TIL after his journey from Japan in 1614, English sailor John Saris returned home with 'Japanese erotic art'. The incident ended his career as a merchant.
gMB4D TIL: 6 years after resigning, Nixon testified on behalf of former FBI assistant director Mark Felt at Felt's own trial, and gave money to Felt's defense fund. In 2005 Felt revealed he had been "Deep Throat", Bob Woodward's source while breaking the Watergate scandal that led to Nixon's resignation.
R9Gw TIL that Miller Lite’s sales increased dramatically after the company changed its cans back to the original 1975 white branding.