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TIL the Megatherium or giant Sloth was the largest bipedal mammal in the history of the earth

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OoWb6 TIL that recoilless rifles (aka cannons/rocket launchers) are used to safely trigger avalanches from a distance in a controlled manner.
wLvpE TIL that tech support operators will occasionally use error codes such as PEBKAC (Problem exists between keyboard and chair) or ID-Ten-T (ID10T) to discreetly imply that an error isn't with the device, but with the user.
AEBa TIL of Clair Engle, a US Senator who was left unable to speak because of a brain tumor. In 1964, when the Senate voted on whether or not to break the filibuster on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he pointed to his eye, signaling his vote in favor of ending the filibuster (“aye”).
MewbK TIL there were large groups of Nazi sympathizers and anti-semites holding rallies in major cities across the US during the 1930s. City leaders and Jewish community leaders turned to Jewish gangsters who organized attacks on the organizations during their public events nationwide.