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5Ylw9 TIL that as many as 1 million Vietnamese people are disabled or have health problems as a result of U.S. use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. Nearly 20 million gallons of various herbicides and defoliants were sprayed over Vietnam between 1962 and 1971 by the U.S. military.
DQVxr TIL that in 1958, a plan called Project Oilsand proposed using nuclear bombs to exploit oil from Alberta's Athabasca tar sands. The concept involved the underground detonation of up to 100 nuclear explosives to create intense heat; hypothetically liquefying the oil and making it easier to extract.
loDWr TIL that in 1962, president John F Kennedy snagged 1200 Cuban cigars for himself before he banned their import.
jN7LQ TIL that although Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon, the title of the first man to pee on the moon goes to Buzz Aldrin.
WyR4 TIL that cheerleaders are encouraged to wear shorter skirts for safety reasons as too much fabric can be dangerous while tumbling.