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TIL The US Government injected some of its own citizens with plutonium without consent

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gMLoA TIL in the Movie Django unchained, Leonardo Di Caprio bled for real in the scene where he smashes his hand on the table and this was unscripted
Ryvw TIL that during World War II in Australia, there was a dog whose hearing was so acute that it could warn airforce personnel of incoming Japanese planes 20 minutes before they arrived, and before they showed up on radar. “Gunner” could also differentiate the sounds of allied and enemy aircraft.
xVBAb TIL that in 1946, George Kennan, then USA's deputy head of mission in Moscow, sent a 8000 worded "Long Telegram", which became the basis of US approach towards USSR is the Cold War. He warned US of Kremlin's expansionist dreams, which, if unchecked, would shatter the principals on which US stands.
rRQK0 TIL that every year, there is a race from Adelaide to Darwin, Australia called the World Solar Challenge. All competitors run in aerodynamic, lightweight, fully solar powered vehicles.