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TIL The U.S. Department of Defense Paid Sports Teams Millions For 'Paid Patriotism' Events

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wLkpJ TIL That during an Asthma Attack; the disappearance of wheezing is often mistaken as a sign of improvement, however this actually know as “Silent Chest” and is in fact a sign that the attack is worsening.
0dy9R TIL Mary the Color Scientist is a thought experiment about a scientist in a black & white world. She has extensive knowledge of color but no actual experience of it. The experiment asks whether Mary will gain new knowledge when she goes outside of the colorless world and experiences seeing in color.
88ba TIL the record for the longest recorded sniper kill was set last year at 2.8 Km or 1.8 miles, by an undetermined Australian sniper in the War in Afghanistan.
wMgY TIL Australian government is planning to kill 2 million cats to prevent extinction of other species.
kOLD4 TIL Anton LaVey's writings (author of "The Satanic Bible") were influenced by Ayn Rand, Friedrich Nietzsche, H. L. Mencken, the members of the carnival with whom LaVey had supposedly worked in his youth, P. T. Barnum, Mark Twain, John Milton, and Lord Byron.