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TIL They developed and implemented Pacemakers powered by a Plutontum 238 source, people are still living with them til this day

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MePnB til that the blue bird is a symbol of happiness, good health & hope in North America
e0GwL TIL that James McAvoy was so addicted to playing Oblivion that it affected his work on the movie Becoming Jane, so he put the game disc on a gas stove and watched it burn and melt
p8Kj4 TIL that in July of this year a female National Guard soldier graduated from Special Forces training and received her Green Beret, the first in history to do so. The soldier’s name and other biographical information have been withheld by the Army for personal and operational security reasons.
nArd TIL an ox is just a steer (or bull) that has been trained to pull a plow, not a separate species from cattle (cows).
j66Wn TIL that Pres. George HW Bush vomited on the lap of Japanese PM Kiichi Miyazawa during a 1992 state banquet. The incident caused a wave of late night TV jokes & ridicule, even coining Busshu-suru meaning "to do the Bush thing or bushing it". It was also spoofed in the film "Hot Shots! Part Deux."