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TIL that visual identification of dog breeds can't be done accurately

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QNMVM TIL The night before Emperor Hirohito's surrender broadcast army officers launched a coup. The officers occupied the Imperial Palace trying to destroy the Emporer's surrender record and assassinate officials. The plan failed when the record was smuggled out and the military didn't support the coup.
l9XV TIL The Russian “Dead Hand” fail-deadly nuclear retaliatory system developed during the cold war is suspected to still be operational.
Y7WRr TIL that based on the lowest estimation of the death toll, France killed, in average, 130 Algerians everyday, during the Algerian war.
Aj6a TIL of Rocky Bleier, an NFL football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers who was drafted into the US Army and served in Vietnam. Badly wounded in a leg and foot by a grenade, he needed four years to return to the team’s roster, but became a star and helped the Steelers win four Super Bowls.
OoXPX TIL Ancient Sumerian doctors had advanced surgical practices that involved washing their hands and the wounds with antiseptic mixes of honey, alcohol, and myrrh.