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TIL the current Constitution of Hungary was drafted on an iPad.
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TIL in 1999 Kargil war Yogendra Singh Yadav climbed a 16,500 feet tall cliff captured by Pakistani soldiers, he was shot three times, he continued to climb the remaining 60 feet, he killed four Pakistani soldiers and engaged in hand to hand combat.
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TIL You Could Download Video Games From the Radio in the 1980s
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TIL that contestants on Jeopardy can't ring in until a light goes on that only they can see which TV viewers can't see and the process is controlled by an off-screen employee.
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TIL That Ernest Hemingway became paranoid and believed the FBI was spying on him. He was treated with electroshock. Turns out, he was really being spied on, and it was Edgard Hoover who personally placed him under surveillance.
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TIL Chinese Warlord, Ma Hongkui (1892-1970). A Muslim Hui, an avid martial artist, and one of the KMT's more capable generals, Ma unfortunately suffered from diabetes due to his intense addiction to Ice Cream, which he ate constantly despite regular diabetes attacks.