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TIL that understanding English actually hurts professional players of English scrabble; some of the world’s best Scrabble players are Thai and can’t speak English

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9J1B TIL that during the Iraq war in 2003, the U.S. Military planned to attach chickens atop Hum-Vees in order to detect chemical weapons. The project was named, Operation Kuwaiti Field Chicken (KFC). However, the project failed when 41 of the 43 chickens died within a week of their arrival.
W76no TIL That in 2007 Luke Skywalker's lightsabre was taken into space by NASA.
E1D7w TIL on March 20, 2007, David Letterman became ill less than an hour before his show was to start. Adam Sandler, who was to be one of his guests that night, filled in for him and hosted the whole show
x65rB TIL Jake Paul has a history of taking children from their parents, in exchange for money, and putting them through very traumatic situations all for the sake of content.
XEGxD TIL that little boy (64kg) had ten times the weight of explosive fuel than fatman (6.4 kg)