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TIL Thailand uses a lottery card game to draft men into the military

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dDNrK TIL the Swedish Air Force built roads to serve as emergency airfields in case of a war, even putting aprons at the ends of the backup runways.
rN7y TIL your brain shuts down your vision when you turn your head quickly, to prevent motion blur. This is why films like “Cloverfield” make people feel sick.
78mRx TIL about Delusional parasitosis, sometimes referred to as phantom infestation, is a psychological disorder in which an individual mistakenly believes their body is overrun by living or inanimate entities. Typical examples of these perceived invaders include bugs, worms, or microbes.
wLwyM TIL Salvador Dalí had a pet ocelot named Babou.
oOvo TIL we now know rats react differently when men are around than they do women, potentially invalidating 100 years of behavioural studies using lab rats