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TIL that one of the only times in American history that DEFCON 3 was reached was because of conflict over a tree.

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l7XwA TIL that alcohol consumption in the U.S. was almost 300% higher in the 1800s, and that whiskey at the time was cheaper than beer, coffee or milk.
LQrDd TIL Taking a double dose of Plan B if overweight does not make it more effective.
WjDo TIL it’s impossible to smoothly scan your eyes from left to right (or vice versa), except if you’re tracking a moving object. Otherwise, your vision jumps from focus point to focus point, even while reading.
oRVbo TIL Dennis Rodman broke his dick on 3 separate occasions
JNEj TIL Thrasyllus of Mendes commented on Caligula saying he had “no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Bay of Baiae”. After he became emperor, Caligula constructed a temporary bridge across the Baiea using ships as pontoons and rode his horse across.