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TIL that General Douglas MacArthur's father was a colonel in the American Civil War. So when MacArthur considered using Nukes during the Korean War, the son of a Civil War officer was wielding a nuclear arsenal.

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ME6B TIL that Bhutan, a nation that is 75% Buddhist, has a holistic govt goal of “Gross National Happiness” which includes equitable and sustainable socioeconomic development; preservation and promotion of cultural values; conservation of the natural environment; and establishment of good governance.
oBvlr TIL during a 1994 blackout in Los Angeles, 911 received calls about a sinister looking cloud in the sky. It was the milky way.
egV5 TIL : A man’s brain tumour caused him to orgasm whenever he looked at safety pins.
oBaYY TIL that the Ute Indians discovered mechanoluminescence hundreds of years before modern scientists. Quartz crystals were put in sacks of thin buffalo skin. When shaken, they would produce sparks of light that they used in their religious ceremonies.
6Elg8 TIL about Peisistratos, a tyrant in ancient Athens(~550BC) who overthrow democracy by force yet maintained the government structure, and used his power to confront the aristocracy, reduce their privilege and take from their lands and give to the poor.