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TIL that Michael Bay nearly directed Saving Private Ryan

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jNAAX TIL The FBI kept a file on Stanley Kubrick because Admiral Arleigh Burke accused Dr. Strangelove of being "detrimental to the Nation"
N74Qb TIL Water is used in rice fields to prevent weeds. Rice doesn't need that much water, but since it can prosper in such conditions it's a natural protection against weeds which cannot survive under such circumstances.
Z8W1Y TIL 10 US military installations are named after Confederate soldiers, including Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, & Fort Lee.
m6eM TIL the design for “Little Boy”, the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was never field tested before being used because the scientists were so confident in the design and there was only enough U-235 for one bomb.
OE1X TIL there’s a Jewish themed restaurant in the Ukraine called At the Golden Rose where patrons dress in traditional Jewish garb, and haggle over the prices.