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TIL that before and during WW1 there used to be male and female tanks!

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0dQnv TIL that Stephen Hawking lived longer after diagnosis (55 years) than any other known individual with ALS
69P5l TIL that some tiny worms sent up to space survived the Columbia space shuttle disaster
6kk7 TIL Matt Damon and Ben Affleck originally wrote ‘Good Will Hunting’ with an oral sex scene between the main character and his shrink to see which film execs had truly read the script. They sold the film rights to Harvey Weinstein of Miramax, the only one to mention the scene was wildly out of place
m1YPY TIL that during the filming of 'Titanic' someone slipped PCP into a bowl of catered clam chowder causing dozens of crew members to behave erratically and experience hallucinations. James Cameron narrowly avoided hospitalization by making himself throw up in time.
O5VR TIL a young Charlie Wilson’s dog was killed by a next door neighbor who was running for city council by mixing crushed glass into the dog’s food. Charlie Wilson retaliated by driving 96 poor black voters to the polls ultimately causing his neighbor to lose the election.