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TIL 7.3 percent of all living Americans have served in the military at some point in their lives.

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e0yy4 TIL turtles and lizards are more closely related to birds than they are to each other.
oBOLo TIL In 2011, Charlie Sheen had a public meltdown and claimed he had 'tiger blood.' Years later, Sheen claimed that he was experiencing 'accidental roid rage' to help boost his old libido.
gA7y TIL that jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing
BrpXx TIL that Pedro López - one of the most prolific serial killers in history, with between 100 and 300 victims - was released from prison in 1998 after being declared "sane." His current whereabouts are unknown.
6EY17 TIL that in the early 2000’s people complained that their Mac laptops mysteriously started giving off the smell of really bad body odor. Turns out the culprit was an adhesive used on the keyboards that started to break down after a few years, outgassing a foul smell in the process.