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TIL The Big Lebowski contains more F bombs than The Departed, The Boondock Saints, and Scarface

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GARPJ TIL about the Pulsed energy projectile (PAP). A non lethal technology that can could induce cold burn feelings and other forms of painful sensations. Due to public fear of using it aa a torture tool that wouldn't leave any physical evidence, a U.S military program was discontinued.
b8Q7 TIL The Wright Brothers only flew together once, after gaining their father’s permission. They had always promised they wouldn’t fly together to avoid a double tragedy if there was an accident.
8ekja TIL about the Anti-Tank Dog. Dogs taught to carry explosives to tanks, armored vehicles and other military targets. It failed because they would train the dogs using their own tanks and would mine friendly tanks instead.
VMgO0 TIL President Harry S. Truman was so poor after his presidency that Congress had to enact a law to give him a pension. President Herbert Hoover the only other living ex-president took the pension as well, despite his wealth, to avoid embarrassing Truman.
m8x TIL that General Butt Naked would drink the blood or eat the heart of a small child he’d hunted down before going into battle naked except for sneakers and a machine gun, was responsible for 20,000 civilian deaths, and after converting to Christianity has yet to be prosecuted for war crimes.