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TIL The decryption of the 1917 Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico against the US, was the most significant intelligence triumph of WW1, & spurred on the US to enter the war

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jNm5p TIL Jay Leno has Pathologic Mandibular Prognathism, a disfiguring genetic disorder where the lower jaw outgrows the upper, resulting in an extended chin and a cross bite. He is aware of surgery that could reset his mandible, but does not wish to endure a prolonged healing period.
XyOP TIL John Davis, creator of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, was invited to see the last shuttle launch. Two guys at the launch approached him and asked if he created the show. After confirming to them that he did, they replied, “You’re the reason we went to work for NASA!”
RXl8 TIL rabbits were first domesticated by French Monks who considered baby rabbits to be fish and therefor edible during lent.
BgoOr TIL that a 17 year old Boy Scout created a homemade “breeder” nuclear reactor. The experiment wasn’t entirely successful, but the FBI had to intervene. He later died several years later due to unrelated causes
lGlN TIL Actor Mark Hamill has played The Joker longer than any other actor