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TIL The VA lobotomized thousands of WW2 veterans that suffered from PTSD.

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X0Z16 TIL The burglary tools used throughout in the film Thief (1981) were not props, but real tools which the actors were trained to use. The tools were supplied by real-life thieves who served as technical consultants on the film.
GAJx4 TIL the 9/11 rescue dogs became so depressed finding only dead bodies, rescue workers had to stage fake rescues to boost their morale
ZN4 TIL Christopher Lee at age 90 has a heavy metal concept album coming out later this year.
OoEOL TIL a Banned Singaporean martial arts film from 1973 was remastered & screened in 2017 & is now on YouTube after 45 years.
0d1JM TIL in 1831 four countries claimed a new island in the Mediterranean that disappeared again only six months later