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TIL there is no verification that the president is sane or the order lawful when nuclear launch orders are issued.

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y4Pe TIL the ‘pirate accent’ is entirely based on the performance of Robert Newton in the film Treasure Island.
4XmY6 Today I learned that when the PBS Newshour lists their major financial contributors at the end of the program, the "Rosalind P. Walter" they thank is Rosie the Riveter.
kOGkB TIL of penis fencing, a mating behavior in hermaphroditic species of flatworm. Two flatworm “fight” and try to penetrate the other's epidermis and inject sperm into them (aka "traumatic insemination"). The loser becomes fertilized and is known as the "mother", while the victor becomes the "father"
L5NP TIL Some old guy put in his will that he wanted cash rained down from a helicopter, and it happened yesterday.
RDA4 TIL that until the late 19th century shoe pairs were made with no difference between the right and left shoe. They were made with two identical straight “lasts” that would constitute the pair.