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TIL the “6” in SEAL Team 6 was added to throw off the Russians during the Cold War. They wanted Russian intelligence to think five more teams of equal caliber were deployed.

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BgZ4r TIL The Dispute between a man and his Ba is an Ancient Egyptian text dating to the Middle Kingdom, presenting a dialogue between a man struggling with the hardships of life and his ba (soul) which dissuades him from committing suicide.
dDvk8 TIL the Free French general Henri Giraud resented the British so much, he refused to board the escape submarine HMS Seraph. Thus the submarine became USS Seraph, received an American co-captain, and the crew affected American accents.
EQOX TIL If mosquitoes were to become extinct, there would be little to no damage to the ecosystem.
Me5VW TIL there is a quarterly magazine called Delayed Gratification that covers the news of the previous three months.
E1GJx TIL that the US federal government in general does not permit children under age 14 to work, but it outlines a handful of exceptions -- and one of the jobs that is expressly permitted is the oddly specific "gathering evergreens and making evergreen wreaths."