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TIL - In 1953 the US government did secret tests by dumping chemicals on Canadian cities. They pretended they were testing defensive technology, but in reality the tests were biological and chemical weapons.

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8aJoX TIL of Otto Skorzeny, an SS commando who among other feats rescued Mussolini from a mountaintop prison, spread chaos undercover in American uniform and was later recruited by the Mossad
Gw7g TIL there is a secured village in the Netherlands specifically for people with dementia, where they can act out a normal life while being monitored and assisted by caretakers in disguise.
BrXXy TIL up to 12 million letters and 1 million parcels a week were delivered to soldiers during World War I. There was no automation beyond a stamping machine to date and stamp letters. All sorting was done by hand and the mail was transported in sacks.
or1W TIL Pakistan is the third largest English speaking country by population, behind India and the US, with around 49% of the population speaking English
XQKX TIL Richard Feynman made one mistake in his Feynman’s Lectures book and one student got her answer wrong in a exam. To her Feynman wrote “In science, believe in logic, not in authorities; I goofed and you goofed it too for believing me”