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TIL Caitlyn Jenner is against gay marriage and describes herself as a "traditionalist"

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R5E4 TIL the torture scene with the rat in the heated pot in Game of Thrones was an actual method of torture used during the Red Terror.
pYJYQ Today I learned that People did not know how many sequels some older book series have. Did you know Oz is 14 books long?
o6nY TIL when Brig. Gen. Otis Howard had his right arm amputated after being wounded in battle, fellow Union Brig. Gen. Philip Kearny (who lost his left arm in the American-Mexican War) later remarked, “General, we will have to buy gloves together!”
LQK4p TIL about the Sprint missile, a hypersonic missile designed to destroy an incoming ICBM in its final phase of flight. With a 20 kiloton nuclear warhead, it would accelerate to Mach 10 in 5 seconds and glow white hot from air friction.
691wY TIL the vindaloo curry is based on a Portuguese dish, carne de vinha d'alhos.