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TIL when the Israeli military developed their battle rifle, the Galil, they included a bottle opener built into the bottom of the gun. Previous guns had been damaged by Israeli soldiers who kept using their guns to open bottled beverages with their guns.

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768O TIL When Queen Elizabeth was married in 1947 post-war rationing was still in effect and as a result, she had to save up clothing ration coupons to pay for her dress.
gKeX TIL there was an experiment where 2 groups of 11-12 yr old boys were given separate camps in a state park. When the groups became aware of each other they began raiding each other’s camps, which led to physical combat. The investigators ended the experiment for fear someone would get seriously hurt.
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