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TIL that Germany plotted to kill Winston Churchill with a bar of exploding chocolate during WW2

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Oo8A4 TIL of ball lightning. Not taken seriously by scientists until the 60s , it is said to be a ball of light seen during a thunderstorm that appear to move on their own. it is a rare and unexplained phenomenon and has only recently been studied by scientists.
xVdy7 TIL of Noble Craig, who, after losing both of his legs and one of his arms while fighting in the Vietnam War, became an actor and starred in horror films as various limbless monsters such as the "Snake Man" and the "Vomit Creature"
Brr1D TIL chickens used to be fitted with rose tinted glasses to reduce instances of chicken cannibalism and to help prevent attacks on injured birds.
aGZy TIL the US supported dictator Ferdinand Marcos during most of his 20 year reign of The Philippines giving him billions in aid. During this time, he imposed martial law, stole billions from the people of The Philippines and imprisoned or killed those who opposed him.
WknGN TIL by dry weight, the human brain is nearly 60% fat. And of that 10-20% is DHA (omega-3).