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TIL American black non-commissioned officers had to accept a demotion to private in order to volunteer for combat duty during the Second World War, so they wouldn't be able to give orders to white soldiers.

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GoO5 TIL that not only has the wolverine been known to actively hunt moose (despite being outweighed 20:1) but that one account describes a wolverine killing a polar bear.
Z8Epo TIL Hollywood's current obsession with remakes won't include Back to the Future, says director Robert Zemeckis, at least not while he's alive -- and if he has his way, not when he's dead either. Adding that it "can’t happen until both Bob [Gale] and I are dead." Gale was co-writer on all three films
N00b TIL that Venezuela has a never ending lighting storm that has been going on since the year 1595.
R7XBw TIL that medical examiners and coroners determine the cause of death. Medical examiners are medically trained but coroners aren't required to be medically trained. In many states, you only have to be of legal age and have no felony convictions to be elected coroner.
KODrR TIL the highest natural point in Rhode Island, Jerimoth Hill, was once considered one of the more difficult state highpoints to scale despite being a gentle hill only 812 feet above sea level, as the trail up the hill passed through the private property of an old man who would threaten trespassers.