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TIL that the highest salaries on the Department of Defense payroll are the head football coaches of the three military academies.

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8aEab TIL soldiers in the U.S. military’s psychological warfare department (PSYOPS) used loudspeakers to tempt enemy fighters in Afghanistan into battles they couldn’t win by calling them,”lady men” and “cowardly dogs”.
yWwV TIL that the oldest subway tunnel in the world has had its only entrance welded shut, and it contains a 100+ year old steam engine.
8e7AK TIL the longest open missing persons case in the US is that of Marvin Clark, who disappeared on October 30, 1926 while traveling from Tigard to Portland, Oregon. The case is still open today.
nJ8W TIL that King George V was “euthanized” against his knowledge by his doctor, who injected him with morphine and cocaine to kill him. The doctor did this to make sure the King’s death would be in the morning paper and not a “lesser” publication
W7yj8 TIL the word “emoji” does not originate from the word “emotion.” Emoji is Japanese for “picture character.” Eh + moji.