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TIL Stalin's Granddaughter is a Buddhist that runs an antique shop in Portland, Oregon

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VBdAD TIL that from 1685 to 1760, playing cards were used as money in French colonies in North America due to a shortage of coins
R5k08 TIL in 1964 Texas Instruments, popularly known for creating the TI-84 graphing calculator, created the first laser guidance system for precision guidance munitions, intended for use on F-4 Phantom fighter jets in Vietnam. The company sold its defense business to Raytheon in 1997.
GNMG TIL: A Swedish 20 year old once bought a military uniform with the sergeants grading still on. He managed to attend a live fire exercise for three days. [Link in Swedish]
ANKA7 TIL that in Germany there are nude hiking trails, hiking trails that are specifically designated for nude hiking. They are marked with signs or symbols indicating that nudity is allowed or even encouraged
R7ZG7 TIL the highway chase scene in Terminator: Dark Fate was scripted to be twice as long, with the Terminator killing a cop and stealing his motorcycle. The idea was nixed because the chase was "crazy" enough already.