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TIL: A B-17 gunner put out an ammunition fire during a battle by urinating on it - later earning a Medal of Honor

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Xn1r TIL that life has existed on Earth for over 80% of its existence, and was present from nearly the moment the Earth cooled.
ne0Jo Today I learned the BBC runs a pidgin English news service.
wMo1 TIL that in 1989, the US military blared AC/DC music at General Manuel Noriega’s compound in Panama for two continuous days. The dictator surrendered.
R7wA4 TIL - of Jann Mardenbourough - He had only ever played Sony Gran Turismo online. In a Gran Turismo competition he beat out 90,000 contestants to win and, was so good Nissan gave him a job as a real race car driver
o0jK TIL: A former NASA engineer built “Worlds Largest Nerf Gun”, which fires darts made of plungers and pool noodles at 40 mph, up to 100 yards.