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TIL that the total GDP of California is greater than the total GDP of Russia

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E1g1o TIL the British Army developed a salute with the palm facing outwards. The Royal Navy instead adopted a version with the palm facing downwards, as many men working on ships had dirty palms and to display them was disrespectful. The United States Armed Forces would later use the Royal Navy's version.
Ypj4B TIL in addition to being a solid NBA player, Andrei Kirilenko is a huge World of Warcraft fan and got a full-back WOW tattoo. Also, his wife allowed him to cheat on her once per year.
Z8aAQ TIL of US Army nurse Ruby Bradley. Captured during WWII, she was nicknamed the "Angel in Fatigues", delivering 13 babies and smuggling food to help starving children. During the Korean War, she refused to leave her hospital until everyone has left, despite surrounded by 100,000 enemy soldiers.
5k7k TIL there were two David S Cohen’s on the production of Futurama so the co-creator changed his name to David X Cohen because the Writer’s Guild prevents two people of the same name working on the same production.
nW8aY TIL the origin of the phrase “government cheese”