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TIL Because of his left-wing political beliefs, the U.S. Army denied Einstein the security clearances he needed to be a part of the Manhattan Project.

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PYpDZ TIL that in the Vietnam War, the Americans fired 50,000 bullets for each enemy killed
D15Mp TIL that the final section of the U.S. government's report on 9/11 was classified when it was released, and remained so until 2016. This section stated that the 9/11 hijackers received funding from individuals connected to the Saudi government, which the U.S. had kept secret for 15 years.
0jDy TIL Snickers were named after the Mars family horse, it’s the #1 selling candy bar in the world, and about $2 billion worth are sold every year.
e0kKb TIL in 2008, a British man was found dead at his apartment- he had been decapitated by a chainsaw. He was the last tenant in a block of flats which had been cleared for redevelopment. Police said his death was not suspicious. Post-mortem tests showed he died of a "complete transection of the neck".
VpmG TIL Liberia was established by citizens of the United States as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants.