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TIL the idea of black holes was first announced in 1783

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0D9p TIL Digger is a military slang term for soldiers from Australia and New Zealand used prominently during WWI. In a wider social context it is linked to the concept of “egalitarian mateship.”
e0BOJ TIL that after earning the Medal of Honor, John Basilone was offered an officer’s commission and stateside duty but refused. He instead volunteered again for combat and was killed in Iwo Jima while guiding a tank through a minefield on foot. For these actions, he was awarded the Navy Cross.
AJjl TIL the original idea for the episode, Jurassic Bark, was to have Fry’s mother fossilized instead of Seymour, but this idea was scrapped after it was thought to be too upsetting to the audience.
W7Xl9 TIL There were Camels hanging out with humans in North America 18000 years ago
w4dW TIL mad scientists attached a rat’s brain to an F-22 simulator and taught it how to fly in 2004