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TIL Australia has a War Memorial for all the animals who have died during armed conflict.

Read more awm.gov.au

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WkJD4 TIL that in 1967, the original crew for the Apollo program all died in a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test.
6748 TIL 73% of French people think any time is a good time to enjoy a pastry
OGLKg TIL for decades, Marian Breland Bailey and her husband(s) trained animals to do tricks for fun and profit—piano-playing ducks, tic-tac-toe-playing chickens, dolphins for the Navy, cats for the CIA—and ended up pioneering a more humane approach to animal training.
xVgO7 TIL about the Steinway Tower, 111 West 57th, the thinnest skyscraper in the world. The tower is the 3rd tallest in New York (1,438ft /84 story) with a width-to-height ratio of 1:24. The 60ft-wide base is less than the length of a tennis court (78ft)
LomP TIL: An Armorer at Barrett Firearms once received a call from US Marines while they were engaged in a firefight and their Barrett rifle was malfunctioning. He walked them through how to repair it over the phone, enabling them to engage their enemies.