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TIL medieval archers wore their quiver with arrow on their belt. Only the ones on horseback wore them on their back.

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Debj TIL that the largest bioterrorist attack on U.S. soil (1984) was committed by the Rajneeshee cult, who contaminated ten Taco Time salad bars in Oregon so they could incapacitate voters and win local elections.
01ZR TIL Nuclear Power Prevents More Deaths Than It Causes
XevP TIL male water striders blackmail females into having sex by threatening to call predators
9RDr TIL When the nazis burned books in Berlin, Erich Kästner was the only “burned” author who was incognito present at the ceremony. He watched the nazis shout his name and toss his books to the flames.
Y7JLG TIL there are aircraft carriers powered by nuclear reactors.