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TIL that in the 1950s, people attempting to get discharged from the Army for homosexuality, as had become common during the draft, had to pass a 'gag reflex test.' No gag reflex, youre free to go

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VJ80 TIL an Anti-Animal-Cruelty Activist infiltrated a Colorado dairy farm, filmed abuse of calves, and turned the footage over to police. The Activist was then charged by police with animal cruelty for not reporting the abuses fast enough.
KOyl6 TIL when two soldiers in the Canadian Airborne beat a Somalian teenager to death, and then their superiors attempted to cover it up, the Canadian government disbanded the entire Canadian Airborne
v1g4R TIL There is no US Army base named for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the US, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, 16th Chief of the Army, and champion of Civil Rights.
J18x4 TIL that Robbie Williams covered "She's the One" without the original artist's permission, and deliberately angers him further by claiming to have written it when introducing the song live
X0AeE TIL that scientist have now unraveled the mystery of the Ancient Roman structures and figured out the actual concrete recipe of the Ancient Romans and why it's still standing after thousands of years.