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TIL US soldier Jeremy Morlock admitted to killing unarmed Afghanistan civilians for sport as a part of ‘kill team’ while he was deployed overseas

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9YdBm TIL the milk of the Domesticated Eland (large African antelope) can last 80x longer than cow's milk, and Elands need much less water
4o55 TIL during the Battle of the Bulge, American MPs trying to uncover German infiltrators would ask soldiers questions only a real American would know. General Omar Bradley was briefly detained after he “incorrectly” identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The MP thought it was Chicago.
j6B4R TIL Crown Royal Whisky was created in 1939 specifically to celebrate King George VI as the first reigning monarch to Cross the Atlantic and visit Canada. The popular whisky wasn't available outside Canada until 1964.
Mdn8 TIL that the Microsoft Office assistant Clippy has an actual voice, and -of all people- he’s voiced by Gilbert Gottfried.
nevBG TIL the Japanese work philosophy of “kaizen”, where people constantly seek to find ways to improve methods instead of just doing it the same way