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TIL There is only one VC winner from WWII still alive and he is 100

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9YDXQ TIL Doctors found an experimental way to inject oxygen straight into the bloodstream and human trials were planned.
WmwB TIL of Unit 731, a covert biological warfare research and development unit of the Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation. A few of the experiments included vivisection without anesthesia and pressure chambers to see how much a human could take before his eyes popped out.
GmgN TIL that every Purple Heart medal awarded up to date was originally made during WWII in anticipation of the casualties that US troops would suffer in Japan
GYwk7 TIL pop R&B duo Milli Vanilli topped the charts w/ three #1 hit singles on their debut album & won 1990 Best New Artist Grammy. But the Grammy was revoked & their fame collapsed when it was revealed, not only did they lip sync at concerts, but it wasn’t their voices on the album in the first place
nenYo TIL Violent games can lower stress and make you less violent (as long as you're having fun)