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TIL: In 1820, the median age in the US was 16.7 years old

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BrBGe TIL that in World War II, the German troops used a tool that made their Sturmgewehr shoot curved bullets, called the Krummlauf. They came in angles of 30,45,60, and even 90, with 45 succeeding in numbers the most due to the bullets exploding out of the Krummlauf in the other angles.
KByQ TIL Actor who played Crabbe in Harry Potter was imprisoned for two years because of his participation in the 2011 England Riots
ooLL TIL James Earl Jones used to freak out truck drivers by using his Darth Vader voice on the CB radio.
myap TIL Jane Goodall was first mocked by scientists for her findings and told animals do not have feelings (tell that to dog owners) nor use tools
jeVM TIL in the 80s, when Al Gore’s wife ‘Tipper’ and her PMRC organization instituted a nation-wide campaign to sensor rock music in the US, Jello Biafa from the Dead Kennedys confronted her on the Oprah show and quite eloquently presented a case for Freedom of Speech in music.