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TIL After two wars in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, the M1 Abrams tank has suffered only one combat death.

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goN4 TIL scientists in Boston have discovered that it may be possible to learn complex tasks, such as mastering Kung-Fu or the Piano, with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix.
BgY4r TIL a food allergies expert with an allergy to peanuts, was inadvertently exposed to peanuts by a colleague who gave him a homemade cookie. His colleague had used the same spatula to make both peanut butter cookies & peanut-free cookies. It took 5 shots of epinephrine to stop his allergic reaction.
GDdg TIL gun legislation in Canada had no effect on firearm homicides
yQgDa TIL that Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, had helmets designed after Darth Vader's helmet for his Fedayeen corps, a military unit designated to protect the Ba'athist regime and Hussein himself.
M7Br0 TIL there is a park in London where pelicans eat pigeons