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TIL former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna teaches high school algebra and helps turn around troubled students in what’s being called “the Kitna effect”

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69VrZ TIL that the name Arby's doesn't stand for the sound alike letters R-B meaning Roast Beef but rather for the initials of the Raffel Brothers, Leroy and Forrest, who founded the restaurant in 1964
Me0lB TIL the B-52 Stratofortress is plannned to stay in service until at least 2050, nearly 100 years after it entered service in 1955. It will be theoretically possible for a B-52 pilot in the 2040’s to pilot the same plane their great grandfather flew.
kLRg TIL that when watermelons are grilled or baked they lose their granular texture and can even be used as meat substitute, a “watermelon steak”.
jbDX TIL American Airlines once offered a lifelong unlimited first class ticket for $350K. 64 were purchased, and they were used by the passengers far more than expected. The CEO ended up personally asking them to be bought out, and was refused.
9YRRD TIL Warren Buffett disowned his son Peter's adopted daughter, Nicole, in 2006 after she participated in the documentary "The One Percent", about the growing economic inequality between the wealthy and the average citizen in the United States.