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TIL Gary Lineker once said “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.”

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ONYa TIL 1983 blockbuster WarGames (Matthew Broderick) caused President Reagan to ask national security officials if this type of “hacking” was possible; Gen. Vessey replied “The problem is much worse than you think.” This influenced national security policy, ARPAnet, & ultimately the modern Internet
Lk4QP TIL The United States Constitution lists issuing letters of marque and reprisal as one of the enumerated powers of Congress. These letters authorize a private person, known as a privateer, to attack and capture vessels of a nation at war with the issuer. Congress can make you a pirate.
6EeRm TIL that ants farm & milk insects called aphids. Ants protect the aphids from predators and bring them food, then "milk the aphids to produce a sweet substance known as honeydew" which the ants then store + eat.
W7GM4 TIL that Astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard the Gemini III mission in 1965. He offered it to his crewmate mid-flight, but they had to stash it quickly as floating crumbs threatened to interfere with the spacecraft's instruments.
4XJvg TIL that during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the United States proposed "Operation Vulture" which involved the potential use of nuclear weapons against the Viet Minh in support of France. These proposals only fell through due to the British government's refusal to support them.