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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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Z8YoQ TIL when "Batman" TV show of the 60s was canceled by ABC after 3 seasons, it was on the verge of being rescued by NBC for a fourth season but it was discovered that the sets of the TV show were already destroyed. NBC rescinded the offer not wanting to spend hundreds of thousands building the set.
nGWB TIL Microsoft Makes More Money From Samsung Than From Skype, Windows Phone, and Xbox Combined
kjxe TIL that during WWII A. Wald proposed the seemingly illogical idea of reinforcing the undamaged areas of US bomber and not the damaged areas. The holes represented areas where a bomber could take hits and still return home whereas the areas untouched, if hit, would cause the plane to be lost.
GoKG TIL a pit bull earned the ranking of Sergeant in the US Army during WWI and is considered a decorated war hero.
yQZJv TIL that Americans are the most charitable people in the world. "Americans are about twice as generous in their private giving as Canadians, and 3-15 times as charitable as the residents of other developed nations. Americans also volunteer more than almost any other wealthy people."