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TIL that "having the guts to fight" used to mean soldiers being diarrhea-free, and thus able to participate in battle

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R7w17 TIL Katy Perry, David Bowie, and Michael Keaton all use stage names in order to avoid confusion with Kate Hudson, Davy Jones, and Michael Douglas
DQVQp TIL in 1871, US forces attacked Korea over trade and diplomatic tensions, resulting in over 240 Korean casualties
pe1b TIL the doctor who claimed there was a link between vaccination’s and autism got his doctoral license revoked.
Gnj TIL that “Jupiter is the solar system’s vacuum cleaner, pulling in meteors and comets. Scientists estimate that if it was not for this amazing fact, the number of these objects hitting earth would be about ten thousand times greater.”
NvpM TIL that K2, with a 25% death rate, is more dangerous to climb than Mt. Everest, where only about 3% of climbers are killed.