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TIL the US Army developed a nuclear warhead recoilless rifle and mounted it to a jeep

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JY8P8 TIL that phrases commonly found in headlines (such as "experts say" and "new studies show") are called Weasel Words.
PY1Aw The National Toy Hall of Fame awarded “oldest toy” to the stick. Edward Bleiberg, a curator of Egyptian art at the Brooklyn Museum, says that Neolithic balls made from mud are probably out there, but in any case it would be difficult to determine if they were playthings.
6EMwQ TIL During breeding season some ants grow wings to fly and procreate with different colonies... then once they're done the wings shed and then grow again next breeding season. However if they are no longer fertile, they won't grow wings ever again.
wbvJ TIL Somali actor Barkhad Abdi was paid $65000 for his role in Captain Phillips and after production finished returned home to sell cell phones.
mxLXE TIL that the plural of hovercraft is hovercraft