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TIL that Randy Weaver was awarded $3.1 million over the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff.

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kOEW7 TIL An assistant professor at Stanford created a hand powered paper centrifuge ($0.20 to make) and a paper-lense microscope($0.45-$0.55). Both helping to diagnose blood borne illnesses, such as malaria, in underdeveloped countries.
RWLQ TIL that Croatian fascists created a type of knife literally called a “Serb cutter” in order to faster kill prisoners in concentration camps during WWII with concentration guards holding contests to see who could kill the most in one day (the record was 1,360)
xgd1 TIL Thousands of Aussies have gotten behind a petition to change the Australian currency to “dollarydoos.”
dA6d TIL the CIA lost a plutonium powered device in the glaciers that birth the Ganges River (Nanda Devi, 25643 ft) trying to spy on Chinese nuclear missile activity. There is still concern regarding the location and integrity of the radioactive material.
5YL8 TIL the word “frenemies” dates as far back as 1953, when it appeared in print referring to US/Soviet relations.