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Today I Learned: Not only does Winnie the Pooh's Christopher Robin own a gun, he carries one every day, and accidently shot Pooh

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KYKPB TIL that during the inter-war era, it was the British and not the Germans, who were the world leaders in tank design and the organisation of armoured forces.
mxvoy TIL why firefighters respond to all kinds of emergencies, not just fires/wrecks. Fires were the start, but they now do incidents like medical, water, hazmat, people trapped, etc. They grew to meet more safety needs & are trained for as many situations as possible so they can be first responders.
VLwm TIL that Hitler, after a total war economy was instituted in 1943, had the women’s cosmetics industry gradually closed down rather than banned outright to avoid upsetting Eva Braun.
Q9pe TIL that the British army tested LSD on its Marines in 1964…and filmed it.
OGVM6 TIL in a 2011 Family Guy episode there is a reference to an incumbent Republican president who upon failing to get re-elected starts an insurrection/civil war