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TIL of an equation that can determine how long a conspiracy could last before someone behind the scenes intentionally or unintentionally stuffed up.

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p8oVN TIL about Silver Star recipient SFC Alwyn Cashe. SFC Cashe was injured and soaked with fuel after a complex ambush in the Iraq. He entered a burning vehicle three times and pulled six soldiers to their safety. SFC Cashe received burns on 75% of his body, injuries he eventually succumbed to.
my8p TIL Kellogg C. (The cereal company) has sued a non-profit organization for the use of toucan in their organization for Mayan cultural defense
WOLN TIL that after obtaining “atleast” 3 billion USD in fraudulent student loans, University of Phoenix was fined only 78.5 million USD.
6E66Q TIL that the word "soccer" was originally widely used British slang for "asSOCiation football", and didn't become common in America until they learned it from the British during WWII. It didn't become unpopular in the UK until the '80s, as a direct response to its use by Americans
DWKV TIL that almost every country participates in “Cloud Seeding”, A method of increasing rainfall from a cloud. Most places use aircraft to disperse something advanced like Silver Iodide or Dry Ice, but Russia tried using Cement and accidentally dropped a 25 Kg sack of cement through somebody house.