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TIL N95 rating is for the medium particle range
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TIL The bloodiest day in U.S. Military History was June 6, 1944 with 2,500 deaths. (D-day). The bloodiest day for U.S. born soldiers was Sept. 17, 1862 with 3,675 deaths. (Antietam)
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TIL that the CUORE Detector located under Gran Sasso uses lead from a Roman shipwreck in its experiments as radioactive-free shielding in its hunt for neutrinos
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TIL of the 'Merci Train'. 49 box cars sent from France to the US filled with personal items donated by the French people as a 'Thank You' for food & supplies donated to them following WW2. One car was delivered to each state, and many states still have theirs housed in local museums.
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TIL Generation labels are made up by the marketing industry. Ad agencies wanted another catch-all term for the new members of their target age group. For example, Generation Y was too hard to brand, it didn’t have the spark of “Millennials”. These labels are not based from science.
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TIL: At least 1/3 of the US Cycling Team in 1984 LA Olympics were doped with a process called "blood doping". The American Cycling team won 9 medals.