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TIL that before drones were invented, people used pigeons with tiny cameras strapped to them to take aerial photos during wars

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QJyWd TIL there is a book about depression that actually gives sound help with recovery where therapy and medicine may lack. It is incredibly moving. I would like to gift this book to as many people i can afford. If you are interested in a copy please message me.
8eKga TIL Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, but the medical community's disinterest kept it from being produced until 1944.
0wZ9A TIL in EVE Online, a space themed MMORPG, that the "Bloodbath of B-R5RB" was a player vs player event that had over 7500 players participating and resulted in the loss of around $330,000 USD worth of in-game content, making it the largest PvP event in any game.
nNwG TIL Israel’s nuclear policy is NOT to “nuke the entire world” in the event it’s attacked. Israel’s policy is to not even comment on whether or not they have nuclear weapons, let alone what they would do with them if attacked.
VMwxG TIL that in 2011, more than 1 in 3 divorce filings in the United States contained the word “Facebook”.