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TIL that US forces in Afghanistan dropped small, yellow cluster bombs which (if they didn’t detonate on impact) were easily mistaken for the small, yellow food rations they also dropped.

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eNwg TIL Jesus’ foreskin is called the “Holy Prepuce” and several European churches have claimed to be in possession of it and that it has miraculous powers
lMga TIL “Aluminum” started as a misspelling of “Aluminium” on a handbill by Charles Martin Hall, the American Industrialist who made Aluminum production practical
yQALp TIL about Terry A. Davis, creator of the free operating software Temple OS. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in his early 20's, Davis created the software because he stated that God commanded him to. He was able to finish most of the software by himself before his untimely death in 2018.
lox9a TIL Comedian Rebel Wilson has a law degree from UNSW and scored in the 99.7 percentile for her university entrance exams. She once considered becoming a mathematician.
OkN7 TIL that a medical device company illegally tested a bone cement on patients killing at least 5 when the cement was injected into their spines and leaked into blood vessels causing massive clots in their hearts and lungs. Company executives received prison sentences of less than a year each.