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TIL Britain used an estimated 22,000 servicemen as ‘guinea pigs’ in their nuclear bomb drops in the 50s & 60s

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yVNR8 TIL That Frank Hamer, the Texas Ranger who lead the posse that killed Bonnie and Clyde, was able to keep most of the weapons and ammunition found in the outlaw couple's car as the result of an agreement with the Texas DOC. The arsenal included several automatic weapons and sawed off shotguns.
eWM6 TIL In WW2, Polish soldiers found and adopted a brown bear (Wojtek) who boosted morale and helped carry ammunitions for the soldiers. He retired in Edinburgh zoo after the war.
v17p7 TIL early rules for American football the field goal was worth more (5) than a touchdown (4) until 1898 touchdowns were increased to 5 points the two being worth the same until 1904 when field goals were reduced to 4. The modern point values weren't reached until 1912
D11bY TIL In 2006, The FBI planted an informant pretending to be a radical Muslim in a mosque, and the Muslims in the mosque reported him to the FBI.
x68w5 TIL Mozart's middle name is not Amadeus. It's a latinized version of his real middle name Theophilus and probably facetious.