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TIL There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written

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nWB89 TIL that commercial airline pilots wear uniforms resembling naval officers because Pan Am established this tradition with its fleet of flying boats. To align with the nautical nature, they adopted naval-style uniforms, a practice continued today
ADrN7 TIL In 1980, the New York Yankees traded player Brad Gulden to the Seattle Mariners for "a player to be named later." In 1981, the Mariners traded Brad Gulden back as the player to be named.
14Zd TIL that methamphetamine was nicknamed panzerschokolade (“tank chocolate”) during WWII because of how common it was used among German soldiers
oRVgA TIL of Emperor Liu Ziye, who granted his sister a harem of 30 young men after she complained about the emperor getting thousands of concubines but she could only have one husband
69LDl TIL: A movie starring John Malkovich is scheduled to be released in 2115. The film is being kept in a safe, behind bulletproof glass and won’t unlock until 11/18/2115.