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TIL the concept of digital camouflage (rather than natural organic patterns) now used in most advanced militaries, was first deployed in Canada in 1996.

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a841J TIL In 1985 a private radiotherapy clinic in Brazil was abandoned, leaving behind a radiation source with 100 grams of Cesium-137. Thieves stole the container in 1987. Over 200 people were contaminated and 4 people died after it was broken into (and the glowing blue dust was spread around)
A81d TIL the United States rents Guantanamo Bay from Cuba for $4085 a month, but Cuba has only cashed one check in the past 55 years –– by accident.
vPaPB TIL of "Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome" where the body doesn't respond to testosterone so they have the genetic makeup of a man while showing the physical traits of a woman
kjZ7 TIL that the first streaming music service started in 1897. Users in New York could pick up their phones & connect to the Telharmonium, a central hub that would pipe music being played live by two musicians playing 24 hours a day.
Oymg TIL that in 2014, only 10 vehicles can be considered “American made.” Only three of those are made by American companies, the rest are Toyota and Honda.