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TIL that Nebraska's highest civic honor is Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska

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OoAlX TIL that the US military has never banned the use of napalm on military targets away from civilian areas, and still has a type of bomb very similar to napalm called the Mark 77 that has been used in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
epZ0J TIL that a piano is a percussion, not string, instrument.
0wP7N TIL that Half of European men share King Tut's DNA
1d08 TIL “God helps those who helps themselves” is commonly quoted from the Bible, but isn’t actually a Bible quote. The idea behind it goes back to Aesop’s time, but the English wording was first used by Algernon Sidney. The phrase’s rise to popularity is thanks to it’s use by Benjamin Franklin.
yVr5p TIL it was fashionable for people in 1686 to bandage their B-Holes because Louie XIV had anal fistula surgery