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TIL the US military helped invent Cheetos

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Oo6m4 TIL that the ???? symbol came from the word ‘NO’ where the letter N and O overlap.
rRjQw TIL that the Japanese planned an invasion of the Philippines in 1637 to stop Spanish expansionism but they were stopped at the last minute by a Christian rebellion
xVW0k TIL that when a Tesla battery pack is recycled 92% of the raw materials are reused
y8ma TIL that General Eisenhower, among other WW2 military leaders, thought the atomic bomb to be completely unnecessary and excessively cruel.
MegwB TIL that with so much time to devote, prison inmates are training service dogs for wounded veterans in only 1 year compared to the standard 2-5 years.