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TIL Ketamine was given to boys trapped in a cave to keep them unconscious & to prevent them from panicking during their six day rescue

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Vb9m TIL Navy Chief Warrant Officer John Walker began spying for the Soviets in 1968 when he walked into the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C., sold a top secret document for several thousand dollars, and negotiated an ongoing salary of $500 to $1,000 a week
KlyE TIL that the surgeon general under Clinton was fired after she said that masturbation should be taught in schools.
M8QW TIL That the Dutch East India Company was the most valuable company in history. Worth 78 Million Dutch Guilders, adjusted to dollars it was worth $7.4 TRILLION.
jNkyR TIL the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only all-black, all-female battalion overseas during World War II. The group was nicknamed "Six Triple Eight" and their motto was "No mail, no morale"
PwGV TIL that through the process of grafting (splicing trees together by hand), you can grow multiple kinds of fruit on the same tree. These trees are called ‘fruit salad trees’.