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TIL that the U.S.A has no official language

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6EYX TIL that at the moment John Lennon was pronounced dead a Beatles song came over the hospital’s sound system.
nempr TIL the inventor the saxophone almost died several times as a child, including falling into a cast iron frying pan and drinking vitriolozed water.
vjbj TIL that the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the German Kaiser William referred to themselves as “Nicky” and “Willy” respectively in their personal correspondence
mxwOO TIL: Due to a software glitch, in February 2007 six USAF F-22 fighter aircraft had their systems simultaneously crash mid-flight when they flew over the international date line.
MbD8 TIL that refining a 42 gallon barrel of crude oil yields 20gal gasoline, 7gal diesel, and 17gal of petroleum byproducts such as propane, ammonia and plastic material, totaling 44 gallons; a net gain of 2 gallons.