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TIL that the USMC is investigating the use of drop pods from space to deploy to any place on earth.

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wo6a8 TIL the zipper, originally called the “Hookless Fastener” and patented as the “Separable Fastener” in the 1910s, was first used on tobacco pouches and boots. By the 1920s and 1930s, it gained popularity in children’s clothing and men’s trousers.
y8GV TIL Hitler gave orders to destroy Paris on the eve of the allied liberation in 1944 but the Nazi General in command deliberately ignored the order
kJ5QW TIL of Roland the Farter, a performer who farted on command for the King and was awarded much land.
VXnQ TIL a UK committee found Alcohol to be the most harmful drug, surpassing both heroin and crack cocaine.
QN7bL TIL Sweden has a party dedicated to celebrating its infamous fermented fish, known as surströmmingsskiva