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TIL the United States is the only UN member to have not ratified the Convention on Rights of the Child

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7VVL TIL in the 60s, the CIA sponsored a Harvard study where undergraduate student were humiliated and subjected to “brutalizing psychological experiments”. The student who had the worse reaction to the experiment was Ted Kaczynski who later became the Unabomber.
won57 TIL Doug Hegdahl was captured during the Vietnam War and while pretending to be stupid was able to disabled enemy trucks, memorize info about 250 fellow prisoners, and, after being released, participated in the Paris Peace Talks, which eventually helped to free said prisoners.
dDy9r TIL Paul Allen’s Living Computers Museum in Seattle showcased the world’s largest collection of fully-restored, usable vintage computers and more. Allen died in 2018 and the museum closed permanently in 2020 as none of his family or investors seem to share his passion for computing history
D1Wg TIL on August 20th, 1191, during the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionhearted’s Christian Army had the Muslim-held city of Acre surrounded. When the besieged could not meet the gold payment for terms of surrender, Richard’s army slaughtered 3000+ bound prisoners in full view of the opposing army.
lowkA TIL about the Marvel character Doop, an alien bean who among other things; has fought Thor to a standstill, was ready to murder Wolverine with a broken glass bottle, murdered someone with an axe and had sex with a married woman as well as the private investigator that was hired by the husband.