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TIL Scientists made a tractor beam

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Zp01Y TIL of the Broken-backed war theory. A form of conflict that could happen after a massive nuclear exchange. Assuming no side has been annihilated, one or all of the parties continue fighting entirely with munitions on hand at the start of the war.
X7Lr TIL that women born in South Africa are more likely to be raped than to learn how to read.
nWavd Today I Learned that ibuprofen has been observed to impair proper penile function
8aWrG TIL a new blood test can detect 50 different types of cancer
vPBkL TIL that 167 years ago, Senator Brooks beat Senator Sumner nearly to death on the Senate floor.