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TIL McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli

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YpvZ TIL South Korea’s first astronaut is a female
EVex TIL that during war, firing upon parachutists emerging from an aircraft in distress is considered by most militaries around the world to be inhumane, barbaric, and unchivalrous, that it is unnecessary, that it is contrary to fair play, and that military pilots have to be held to a higher standard.
8eBEZ TIL almost 2/3 (61%) of WW2 American servicemen were draftees instead of volunteers
xlrg TIL during WWII, British forces dressed a dead hobo in a general’s uniform and planted “top secret documents” on his body, detailing a fictional invasion through Greece. They then caused the body to wash up on an Italian beach, in an attempt to mislead German high command. It worked.
D1dRr TIL Neanderthal dental plaque shows that there was no such thing as a typical Paleo diet. Some ate mostly meat, and some others are entirely vegetarian.