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TIL more Americans died per year in the Korean War than the Vietnam War

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rNBrx TIL scientists made snails remember something that never happened to them
EgJN0 TIL that nuts and bolts weren't always standardised, but once were all individual.
LDmv TIL A tribe of Asian pygmies called the Taron are purposely letting themselves go extinct. They are a pure and isolated race, but inbreeding has caused deformities and mental issues that have prompted their decision to die out and have thusly dwindled down to 12.
V1X8 TIL that Clint Eastwood’s two most successful films, when adjusted for inflation, are “Every Which Way But Loose” and “Any Which Way You Can,” two movies that starred Clint Eastwood with an orangutan
6EAnQ TIL that at Disney world, they build things(like the Cinderella Castle) at 199 ft to legally avoid having guidance lights for aircraft.