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TIL the government tested Aids drugs on foster children

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p8n1p TIL that in 2008 Anonymous launched the project Chanology, sending endless loops of black pages to the Scientology church's fax machines to waste ink.
VBEgm TIL about Kim Kahana. He survived a firing squad in the Korean War and later was the sole survivor of an airplane crash that killed 32. He earned a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars and 2 Purple Hearts. He has 6 black belts in karate, aikido and jujutsu. He has a long and successful career in films.
m1a9v TIL the original Machine Gun Kelly was a gangster and bootlegger in the 1920's. His most famous crime was kidnapping oil tycoon Charles F. Urschel, whom he and his gang exchanged for nearly $5 million ransom in today's money.
kJr6g TIL Mett is german dish/spread of raw minced meat. It is sometimes presented as Mettigel, a raw meat hedgehog with onions spikes.
JYMO4 TIL that the US Medal of Honor has been awarded to 61 Canadians.