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TIL German police dogs get a monthly pension after their retirement

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R78N7 TIL about the Sacred Band of Thebes. A elit military unit in ancient Greece which consisted of 150 pairs of gay lovers. They were feared and honored as the best warriors in all of Greece and even won against the then Greece superpower Sparta.
VBg7Q TIL When we loose weight we breathe out most of the pounds
6ZrJ TIL in Marvel Comics, Doctor Doom’s armor contains splinters of the True Cross in order to protect himself from vampires
xVX67 TIL it is possible to checkmate an opponent in chess in two moves
WeZL TIL that during the Cold War the US seriously considered dropping a nuclear bomb on the Moon as a show of military superiority.