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wLp5o TIL that the US conducted experiments on their own troops by race back in WW2
wo5eP TIL in 1947 Raytheon built the first commercially available microwave oven. It weighed 750 pounds, was water-cooled and cost about US$5,000 ($61,000 in 2021 dollars).
5Y55n TIL if the Queen of England moves her purse from her right arm to her left that a signal for her staff to come interrupt her conversation.
KVmR TIL Soon after the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Ed McMahon enlisted in the Marine Corps and entered flight training. Though unable to enter combat in WWII, he flew 85 combat missions in the Korean War and earned 6 air medals. He retired in 1966 with the rank of colonel.
l48V TIL that flamingos are not originally pink. They get the color from consuming brine shrimp.