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TIL that US Veterans can now choose the Hammer of Thor (Mjölnir) for their headstone emblem.

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VLwZ TIL Russian cosmonauts urinate on the right rear wheel of the transfer bus before liftoff. Female cosmonauts are excused, but some dash a cup of their own urine in solidarity.
bV0N TIL the United States unintentionally landed a probe on Venus. One of the four atmosphere probes of the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe mission made it to the surface intact and transmitted information for over an hour.
KOYDE TIL about Special Operations Weather Team (SOWT) - a team of skilled fighters in top physical condition who interpret meteorological data, often in hostile territory, and deliver crucial information to air and ground forces.
kO1m5 TIL That you will be fined in Australia if you do not vote.
a80RM TIL the American commanders of the invasion of Tarawa in 1943 were Major General Smith, Major General Smith and Major General Smith