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TIL what "Genuine Leather" really means.

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NXGvJ TIL in 1965-1966 Agostino "Angus" Giuseppe A Barbieri fasted for over a year (382 days) under medical supervision to lose 276 pounds. During that time he only consumed vitamins, electrolytes and yeast as well as zero-calorie drinks. The only exceptions were small amts of milk and sugar with his tea
R7OO8 TIL the US Army acquired 75 camels from abroad after Congress appropriated $30,000 in 1855 for the procurement of camels for military purposes. The camels were determined to be well suited for hauling supplies between military outposts in arid regions. They were subsequently all auctioned off.
1o6D TIL that Vikings liked to be clean and sported “neat beards and reverse mullets”
X0jJX TIL The British project to develop atomic bombs, known as High Explosive Research (HER), was a civil project, not a military one. Staff were drawn from and recruited into the Civil Service, and were paid Civil Service salaries.
npX9 TIL that during the first few minutes of The Hunt for Red October the film switches from Russian to English. The switch occurs on the word “Armageddon”, which is the same in both languages.