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TIL that during the Cold War, the U.S. developed the Davy Crockett, a recoilless rifle that fired one of the smallest nuclear warheads ever made.

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4X1GN TIL a Chinese teen visiting Egypt in 2013 prompted outrage when he wrote his name on the wall of an ancient monument. He carved 'Ding Jinhao was here' in Chinese into the wall of 3,500 year old Luxor Temple.
d5BK TIL in World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack
8aZwG TIL that the male gentoo and Adelie penguins “propose” to females by giving them a pebble.
w5n7 TIL okcupid has determined that vegetarians are more likely to enjoy giving oral sex and frequent twitter users are more likely to have shorter relationships.
NMwe TIL that Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) had an affair with then-married Harrison Ford (Han Solo) during their filming of the Star Wars films.