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TIL a group of US soldiers used to kill teenagers in the Afghanistan for fun. Pictures can be seen of them smiling with their "trophy" just like people used to do with wild animal killings

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ANLNw TIL Brett Favre's football-throwing prowess in high school was nearly overlooked by scouts because his father, the high school coach, preferred to win games with a running back-oriented offense
oBK9r TIL that the United States Postal Service has about 1,700 employees in Utah who read anything that the automated systems can't read like illegible addresses. About 5 million pieces of mail are read at this location daily. Seasoned employees generally average about 1,600 addresses read per hour.
Z8NG TIL the Catholic Church owns a media company that publishes pornography and erotica
Joxj TIL of “rural purge”, a mass cancellation of rural tv shows in the 70s to please the growing urban and suburban market
v1NbR TIL Certain species of Finch have Rorschach-like designs on their palates called "gape markings". Each species has a unique design. These are thought to help their parents feed them, and to differentiate between parasitic chicks, who are then rejected. Image gallery in link.