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TIL that from 2004 to 2011 Canada had Pillow Fighting League.

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lRLB TIL: The Battle of Khas Oruzgan in 2008 Afghanistan. Australian SF asked Dutch helicopter pilots for assistance after taking casualties , but they refused. The soldier on the ground responsible for guiding air support told the Dutch: “If you’re not going to engage then you might as well fuck off”
kKWg TIL that in the event of a nuclear blast, you should not use conditioner because it will bind radioactive material to your hair.
oB7QY TIL of Harold Shipman the most prolific known serial killer in the world, a doctor who was "addicted to killing", murdering an estimated 215-260 of his patients.
dPRj TIL: Pedro López, a South American serial killer confirmed to have killed 110 people and confessed to have killed more than 300 between 1969 and 1980, was released in 1998 on good behaviour. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
yVJEV TIL Lockheeds “Rosetta Stone” breakthrough on stealth came from a math equation - courtesy of the Soviet academic Pyotr Ufimtsev who published his equation. The Soviets were not even working on stealth tech at the time.