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TIL Liberian militia leaders adopt crazy names such as General Butt Naked, General Mosquito, and his nemesis, General Mosquito Spray.

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18R7 TIL The original Aladdin opening song “Arabian Nights” was “Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face” but Disney had to censor it because of political sensitivity.
XEVGD TIL When the space shuttle was in operation, it could launch a payload of 27,500 kg for $1.5 billion, or $54,500/kg. For a SpaceX Falcon 9, the rocket used to access the ISS, the cost is just $2,720/kg. SpaceX’s technical advances and cost reductions have changed the direction of U.S. space policy.
wLVV6 TIL When Mark Cuban was fined $15k for charity for saying the F word at a LoL match, he responded "F*ck it", effectively doubling the fine.
VMDB TIL that the digits of your fingers are sized roughly by the golden ratio. But even cooler, when you uncurl a fist, the trajectory of your fingertips follow the golden spiral.
80ob TIL that in 1916, a man mailed a building to Utah. He needed to build a bank, but his construction materials were 126 miles away. He packaged 80,000 bricks into boxes and mailed them. They got there, but the US postal service was not amused.