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TIL the US military tried to develop a "gay bomb" that would use an aphrodisiac chemical to cause enemy troops to have strong homosexual feelings, which was supposed to damage morale and discipline in a non-lethal way.

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rl7W TIL In Mongolia, if your foot taps against someone else’s, it is respectful to immediately shake hands with them.
D1v6r TIL that J (Juliett) in the NATO alphabet is spelled with an extra T for French speakers who would otherwise pronounce it with a silent T if the extra one wasn’t there
e0Lmk TIL In 1505 the world's first portable pocket-sized clock was invented. It acquired the name watch from sailors who used it to replace the hourglasses they used to time their 4-hour shifts of duty, or watches.
J16JB TIL that “988” has been designated for mental health/substance abuse/suicide emergencies instead of “911” starting July 16.
7rjdr TIL that during Pol Pot's regime, average life expectancy in Cambodia in 1977 was 18.91 years.