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TIL there were widespread homosexual relationships among Australian and American soldiers stationed in New Guinea during World War II

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v1v94 TIL Christa McAuliffe was gifted with a $1 million life insurance policy a week before the Challenger disaster in honor of her being the first teacher in space.
Vldm TIL There was so much fighting on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, that it is estimated about 4% of the sand is actually shrapnel
wY9M TIL that the Gingko biloba tree species is 270 million years old, rarely suffers disease or insect attack and was one of the only living things to survive the Hiroshima nuclear bombing - the trees healed quickly and are still alive today.
QJA96 TIL The Three Stooges performed at the very first Super Bowl Halftime Show. During their performance, Larry Fine spotted a football player hitting on his wife. He flipped him the bird, and for this he got in trouble with CBS and had to pay a fine of $42.50.
E1Vw7 TIL The CIA has its own Starbucks, said to be one of the busiest in the country. It’s the same as any regular Starbucks, except for the fact that baristas don’t take the customers’ names. Officers order everything incognito.