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TIL of Army Spc. Alyssa Peterson who died after shortly after refusing to participate in torture of prisoners of war. Her death was ruled a suicide.

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OobZR TIL About The Paris Commune of 1871. The French workers created the first example of workers' power. They showed what a government of, for and run by the workers would look like.
lkMK TIL that 15 minutes of shivering from cold temperatures can be the metabolic equivalent of 1 hour of exercise.
W7Ov9 TIL the early american jet used for ground-strike missions in Korea, the F-84 "Thunderjet" had a pilot's myth associated with it. It was said it had a ground-sniffer and would only take-off if it could smell dirt. As such, pilots suggested carrying bags of dirt to make her take off on a shorter run.
epxnJ TIL Approximately 10 percent of U.S. adults are classified as having obesity during the 1950s.In 2011 to 2012, however, the CDC reported approximately 35 percent of U.S. adults had obesity; the prevalence of obesity among American adults has more than tripled within the last six decades.
vG7B TIL that EA sent out brass knuckles to the gamewriters of the Godfather II before realizing that they were illegal in most of the states they sent them to, including California, where EA is based.