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TIL There is still an American POW in Afghanistan. Bowe Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in 2009.

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9Y6xM TIL: A series of 10 mass stabbings, hammer attacks, and cleaver attacks took place at different elementary schools in China over the course of 2 years. They left at least 25 dead, 115 injured, and were all unrelated.
V5Q0 TIL that ‘paddywhack’ is the nuchal ligament of sheep and cattle - often dried to make a dog treat! (With a knick-knack paddywhack, give the dog a bone…)
YNNx TIL the Event Horizon Telescope not only took the first photos of a black hole, it’s powerful enough to count the stitches on a baseball 8,000 miles away.
VJJ0 Today I learned that scientists proved in a study that the bond between people and their dogs is similar to the way people bond with their children, which explains the deep attachments formed to pets.
VOe4 TIL As a boy, Michael Bay attached some firecrackers to a toy train and filmed the ensuing fiery disaster with his mother’s 8 millimeter camera. The fire department was called and he was grounded