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TIL that in WWII, the US Army asked Americans to loan their dogs to the war effort. The dogs’ handlers even sent letters home to their owners for Christmas and to inform them of their dog’s performance throughout the war.

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PppG TIL serious anthropologist Morris Freilich researched the famous fearlessness of Mohawks in skyscraper construction by getting drunk with them at their favorite bar, until they admitted that running and dancing on high exposed steel was just for show, and they were scared shitless the whole time.
RvaQ TIL that “Interstellar” has the most footage ever shot using 15/70mm IMAX cameras for a film, and, due to the film industry’s rapid conversion to digital projection formats, will potentially be the last feature film ever to be projected on 15/70mm IMAX film.
BNae TIL that there is a large body of evidence that suggests that the attack on Pearl Harbor could have easily been avoided if the president had released vital information to the public and Navy commanders.
dDL1B TIL During the Cold War, the U.S. Navy developed a secret program to train dolphins and sea lions for military purposes, including mine detection, enemy detection, recovering equipment and guard against enemy divers.
gBMD TIL in 1987, a 43 year-old man took a teenage girl out into the Californian woods to search for Bigfoot. He came back without her, saying a Bigfoot had abducted her. The man never was convicted, went free, and the girl is still missing to this day.