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TIL in the 1960’s the USA planned to test deadly nerve gas (VX and Sarin) on 200 Australian soldiers by bombing a chosen site in a Queensland forest. The plan was eventually vetoed by Aus PM.

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e0eQ4 TIL There's a strong correlation between social mobility and equality, an unequal society will have stagnant social classes, in fact out of 8 countries studied the USA, the country with the highest inequality, also had the worst social mobility while Denmark, the most equal, had the best
e07YD TIL that Hitler's perception of Americans as weak and sure to quickly give up in a war was in part shaped by the movie adaptation of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and its portrayal of downtrodden Okie farmers.
m1NVO TIL about transgenerational effects the Dutch famine of 1944. Children of pregnant women at this time are more likely to develop health issues like diabetes. Even further, their great grandchildren are also more likely to develop health issues (despite only being developing eggs during the famine).
mVaR TIL there is a list of Medal of Honor Recipients on Wikipedia, making it so you don’t have to post every single one.
R5NN7 TIL In 2010, the Colombian army created the pop song "Better Days" with a hidden message for Colombian soldiers held captive by FARC guerrillas. Hidden in the chorus is morse code reading "19 people rescued" "You're next" "Don't lose hope". The song was then played on over 130 radio stations.