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TIL that the Russian Army started wearing socks this year.

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GYvjE TIL that Bernard Hill is the only actor who has appeared in more than one of the three films that have earned 11 Oscars - Titanic and The Return of the King. The third is Ben-Hur.
QJB8e TIL The scene in Jaws where Matt Hooper is attacked in the cage was actually performed by a 4'9" horse jockey in a smaller cage to make the sharks look bigger.
7rrkb TIL in Sweden parents planning to name a baby must get the approval of the government, submitting the proposed name of a child within three months of birth
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.
kJ404 TIL in 2016 a man ate a ghost pepper in an eating contest and drank 6 glasses of water to cool off. He vomited so much he tore a hole in his esophagus and was rushed to a hospital where doctors found his left lung collapsed. He spent 23 days in the hospital and was sent home with a gastric tube.