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TIL Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan of the Half-Life computer game series, and has considered possibilities of directing a movie adaptation.

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kOMe4 TIL that the flavor of plants and herbs is actually a defense mechanism and they can detect the presence of Chitin (structure of insects and crustaceans) so if you grind up chitin from crustaceans and dissolve it in water and water the herbs, plants and vegetables with it they become more flavorful
kea4 TIL of Sir Cumming, a British spy during WWI and first director of SIS, who discovered that semen makes a perfect invisible. ink. Because of this, his agents adopted the motto “Every man his own stylo.”
xPB7 TIL that Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him
165AW TIL About Colonel James 'Nick' Rowe a US Army Special Forces officer who was one of the few men to escape Viet Cong captivity. Years after his escape Rowe was recalled to active duty to establish the grueling SERE Program which is now mandatory for all SOF personnel and USAF aircrews.
Xkrr TIL A Roman vessel was discovered off the coast of Brazil and its discoverer claims it would likely rewrite their history books. Brazil promptly covered the site with harbor silt and restricted further dives.