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Til that military working dogs used by the US in Vietnam were either left behind or euthanized, mostly the latter.

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7r7RM TIL that Leopold Amery, Winston Churchill's own Secretary of State for India, wrote in his private diaries, "on the subject of India, Winston is not quite sane" and that he didn't "see much difference between [Churchill's] outlook and Hitler's."
e044g TIL that police in Georgia, "drug recognition experts," can arrest someone for driving under the influence of marijuana just by claiming the driver seemed to be impaired — even when tests show otherwise
7VwP TIL that Hugh Thomson, the man who during the Vietnam War had landed a helicopter in the line of fire to confront and stop American troops who had by that point killed close to 500 unarmed civilians in the My Lai Massacre, was labeled a traitor by Congress and ordered not to speak about the event.
OGApe TIL there is an immortal species of jellyfish
9YrXm TIL the singer Kelis, best known for the song "My Milkshake," is a Cordon Bleu-trained chef who leads cooking classes on AirBnB Experiences.