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TIL that the youngest US troop killed in the Vietnam War was only 15.

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e0xjg TIL that the founder of the modern frozen food industry, Clarence Birdseye, was inspired after he was taught by the Inuit, indigenous people of Canada, how to ice fish under very thick ice. In -40 °C weather, he discovered that the fish he caught froze almost instantly, and when thawed, tasted fresh
lor8a TIL In the 20th century India lost more than 95% of its vulture population. The deaths are due to a medication for cows that is poisonous to the birds. The loss of vultures had increased the spread of disease and vermin populations. Also Parsi sky burials have had to be cancelled.
4mjo TIL: Humans are adapted for persistence hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals.
gr9PD TIL that an ancient phallus (20cm-long, 3cm-wide ) was unearthed in Hohle Fels Cave near Ulm in the Swabian Jura. It is thought to be the earliest "sex toy"
Z8VdG TIL In 1869 Wyoming Territory became the first government in the world to give women the right to vote.