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TIL the Vietnam War is known in Vietnam as the American War
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TIL that Naftaly Frenkel was a prisoner in a Soviet Union work camp who proposed that inmates' food rations be linked to their rate of production. He was promoted to guard and eventually commandant. He would later oversee construction of the White Sea–Baltic Canal by forced labor.
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TIL that contrary to popular belief, bread is very bad for ducks and birds in general! Bread provides these animals with no nutritional value, makes them prone to dietary deficiencies and can even cause the death of the animal due to the salt contained in the bread.
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TIL that when Apollo 11 was returning to Earth, the tracking station at Guam failed. To jury-rig repairs, the station director brought in his 10-year-old son, whose hands were small enough to get inside the faulty machinery and pack it full of grease.
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TIL researchers testing the Infinite Monkey theorem: Not only did the monkeys produce nothing but five total pages largely consisting of the letter "S", the lead male began striking the keyboard with a stone, and other monkeys followed by urinating and defecating on the machine
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TIL Cheetos are designed specifically to melt in your mouth, tricking your brain into thinking they don’t contain calories, causing you to constantly crave more.