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TIL that in Canada voters can use their fishing license, label on a prescription container or even a library card as a voter ID.

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VaJZ TIL in WW2 the US Navy added poison to their torpedo fuel, as the torps were fuelled with Ethanol (Alcohol), and too many sailors were getting hammered on “Torpedo Juice” - a mixture of 2 parts torp fuel and 3 parts pineapple juice. They changed poisons after too many sailors went blind.
Yppyr TIL in 2009 Airmen Colton Read went in for gallbladder surgery and woke up with both legs amputated. Military doctors punctured his aorta and waited 8.5 hours to get him proper medical care. Read isn't legally allowed to sue for damages.
wLdA8 TIL that Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (and Queen Elizabeth's husband) had three sisters who married men who became Nazis during WWII. So when Philip got married to the future queen two years after the war ended, none of them attended his wedding.
7r9r TIL that the Playboy rabbit head is hidden on almost every cover since the 1960’s
YOm7 TIL: A teen in Michigan built a working nuclear reactor. He taught himself how to build it as a weekend hobby project in his basement from ages 15-17 for $3500.