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TIL JFK's older brother Joseph was being groomed as a presidential candidate when he was killed in a top-secret flying mission in WWII

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gMXBL TIL that during WWI in Germany, horses were considered army reservists; owners had to register them regularly, and the army kept detailed records on the locations of all horses. In the first weeks of the war, the German army mobilized 715,000 horses.
wLQk6 TIL In 1981 a scientist who was researching medical uses for magic mushrooms was killed in a robbery. The top suspects confessed to the crime on tape and their fingerprints were at the scene yet they were never charged, the DEA later admitted they destroyed the evidence linking them to the crime.
9wDX7 TIL that ancient Singapore Stone was written in an unknown language, and may never be deciphered.
VBLOD TIL 50 years ago, a modified prototype of the Concorde supersonic jet was used to follow a solar eclipse for 74 minutes, a record that still stands today.
JV6B TIL: Each Razzie for “Wild Wild West” was accepted in person by Robert Conrad, who had portrayed Jim West in the original series and subsequent TV films. He accepted the awards to show his objections to the movie.