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TIL there's an international treaty preventing the use of Environmental Modification Techniques or "Weather Warfare".

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ADZno TIL that an American soldier, Henry Gunther, was the last casualty in World War I. He was killed at 10:59 a.m., one minute before the Armistice was to take effect at 11 a.m.
5VOA9 TIL Orville Wright lived to see jets and the first supersonic flight
O9pY TIL When DuPont invented nylon in 1940, the first stockings manufactured were so good that DuPont chemists had to work on a weaker nylon that would enable runs on stockings and please the manufacturers.
D1BwP TIL the video game industry makes more revenue than the film and music industry combined.
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