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TIL In August 17, 1891, the US govt sponsored bombing clouds to make it rain.

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Br0Jr TIL that the Anthropologist Ursula G. Bower (aka "Jungle Queen") led the Naga Headhunters into battle against the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2. Her weapons of choice were twin 9mm Sten SMGs. She was so effective, that the Japanese put a bounty on her. Nobody collected.
oBA7L TIL the original quote is "It’s Wing- gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the 'gar' nice and long."
KOnLB TIL Deaf people often 'think' in sign language. They have never 'heard' words so don't develop an internal monologue like others do.
M7GDa TIL Annette Obrestad claims to have won a $4 180 person poker multi table tournament playing blind (only looking at her cards once) She went on to become the youngest person to win a World Series of Poker bracelet and held the record for the largest payout to a female player
0wEJy TIL a group of liberal arts students have been running a nuclear reactor for over 50 years and they scoop dropped items out of the reactor with a bucket and long stick