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TIL Iraq has spent $85M on fake bomb detectors

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g608 TIL that a German politician was forced to resign after publicly pouring champagne over a homeless man’s head
p8nPb TIL that the US Navy trains dolphins for protection and search capabilities. The dolphins are transported in special pools on ships and are cared for for the rest of their lives, even after being retired
4XJ1N TIL: Every year the Alpine Swift spends over 200 days in a row, in the air, without landing. How the birds are physiologically able to do it is still a mystery to scientists.
wLa87 TIL thirty Indonesian women colonized Madagascar over one thousand years ago
OGnpg TIL during WWII, Continental used to test their rubber boot soles by using concentration camp prisoners who would march 30-40 km per day. Those who slowed down or fell were executed by the SS.