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TIL that in Desert Storm in order to avoid trench warfare, the US put plows on Bradleys which drove along and filled 70 miles of defensive trenches obliterating thousands of Iraqi soldiers by burying them alive. Not a single American was killed during the attack.

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9Ydkm TIL that a paper centrifuge has been designed by Manu Prakash in 2016 based on spinning toy, whirligig. It can reach 20,000 rotations per minute and can be used to separate plasma from blood and malarial parasites, operate with hands without electricity and costs 20 cents.
xnrk TIL in 1903, dozens were killed in a Chicago theater fire. The mayor, owner, and building commissioner were all indicted; however, the only person to serve prison time was a tavern owner who looted the corpses of the victims.
XPPj TIL a church group once presented Thomas Jefferson with a 4-foot-wide, 1,230-lb wheel of cheese to thank him for championing religious liberty. He had a policy against accepting gifts and paid $200 for it.
w5y7 TIL that only Bryan Cranston (Hal), Justin Berfield (Reese) and Erik Per Sullvian (Dewey) were the only characters to be in every Episode of Malcolm in the Middle. Frankie Muniz missed out on one episode.
loEnA TIL that the oldest known gravestone in the United States is for Grace Berry, who died in 1625.