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TIL: Chuck Norris has written an article for ammoland.com saying the Boy Scouts of America should continue to discriminate against gay people

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WdWY TIL all polar bears alive today can trace their ancestry to a single brown bear that lived in Ireland during the last Ice Age.
0rOL TIL that the Farmers Almanac has been in publication since 1792. Their predictions are based on 30 year statistical averages and “many longtime Almanac followers claim that our forecasts are 80% to 85% accurate.”
XElQQ TIL that in New York State you don't need a law degree to be a judge. Across NY 61% of local judges are not lawyers, and in the North Country region 85% of local judges are not lawyers!
R768Q TIL Russian military used foot wrapping instead of socks. Technique of wrapping feet in cloth was used since 17th century up until 2013 when they allowed the use of socks and announced the abolishment of centuries old practice.
KdJR TIL that in 2006 NASA admitted that they no longer had the original video tapes of the moon landing because they recorded over them.