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TIL The eldest son of Charles de Gaulle became an admiral and is still alive at over 100

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v1bbj Today I learned that during the The Bubonic Plague,Jews were accused of poisoning water wells and as a result were burned alive at the stake by Christians.
JYXr4 TIL Mark Wahlberg loved his giant penis prosthetic from Boogie Nights so much that he would wear it even in scenes where he didn't need it
4gw6 TIL Dick Cheney Flunked out of Yale University Twice
e7A4 TIL that a sloths digestive system is so slow it can starve to death on a full stomach
b477 TIL AT&T almost caused nuclear war. In 1961, the US lost contact with its early warning systems. Assuming the USSR had attacked, bombers were scrambled but recalled when contact was made with an EWS base. The phone blackout was caused by a faulty AT&T switch they had promised to replace.