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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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Oope4 TIL Alexander Tukhachevsky was a Russian general who died at the Battle of Warsaw in 1831. Almost a century later, his great-grandson, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, also a Russian general, would be defeated at the Battle of Warsaw in 1920.
9YyBX TIL that a female ant which is capable of sexual reproduction, but isn't a queen, is referred to as a "gamergate"
Vyn4 TIL of Rockbitch, a female metal band, who would perform sexual acts, and pagan rituals on stage, and toss out golden condoms, which would allow fans to have sex with the band members.
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