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TIL guys stationed at my base have been using a prosthetic pp to beat the military urinalysis program, the Navy drug deterrence lab has now sent us updated guidance that says observers have to make test takers lift their shirt and drop their pants/undies below knees. Get ready for butters pee test.

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kOVB7 TIL Canada's major banks are all pushing to develop more homegrown research into deep learning and artificial intelligence in an attempt to reverse the Silicon Valley brain drain
5YAwB TIL that Sucralose (Splenda) was discovered when a scientist at a British college misheard instructions about testing a substance. Instead, he tasted it, realizing that it was highly sweet.
oAwY TIL a convicted murderer was once granted a retrial after it was discovered that four members of the jury used a Ouija board to contact the victim before rendering their verdict.
e0Dp5 TIL That Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol. His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist beliefs. Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it on his campaign posters.
7EBb TIL that during the filming of “Predator” in 1987 the studio’s insurance company would not agree to insure the production unless a body guard was hired to follow Sonny Landham (Billy) around. The body guard’s sole purpose was not to protect Sonny, but to protect other people from Sonny.