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TIL The Slovak government had to overturn an internet driven decision to name a bridge after Chuck Norris.

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WkO5Y TIL about the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which was signed in 1928 and made war illegal, even though the pact had no mechanisms for enforcement
m1pyY TIL The first $1 notes (called United States Notes or "Legal Tenders") were issued by the federal government in 1862 and featured a portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase (1861-1864).
1aDP8 TIL HOW MUCH THIS CAN HELP SOMEONE WHO IS BROKEN
GYALN TIL researchers found that the higher rating of voice attractiveness for women correlates with having a smaller waist-to-hip ratio, a body type that is commonly found to be more attractive in women.
j6ZKM TIL of Pigeon Guided Missiles where pigeons would follow an image, pecking at it, which would move the screen on its pivots. The sensors would detect the movement and send signals to the control surfaces, which would steer the bomb in the direction the screen had moved.