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TIL Russian cruise missiles form p2p networks, hunt in packs and elect an Alpha to lead them. Oh and they’re 40 years old and still in use.

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JrW8 TIL If you ate at a new restaurant every day, it would take 44 years to try every restaurant in New York City.
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