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TIL Whiskey means "Water of Life"

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oBpLE TIL the United States only lost 1 of its first 50 conflicts. Every other war was either a US victory or had no clear victor. The first official defeat was in Red Cloud's War (1866) against the Lakota Tribe. Since then, the US has lost 5 out of 65 conflicts, for a total 95% win rate.
m7KE TIL in 1980, CNN had a video to sign off with in case of nuclear war
yV45a TIL a UC Berkeley professor published a serious scholarly article quantifying human stupidity
Zp5Ra TIL that sea otters hold hands while sleeping to avoid drifting apart.
BB6W TIL that chickens have a three digit hand and a tail while in embryo and genes trigger their re-absorption. Scientists are trying to isolate and deactivate these to create a chickenosaurus.