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TIL that in 2017 the remaining JFK assassination files will be released

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baPj TIL of the Haast Eagle which went extinct in the 1400’s, it was a bird that weighed 20-30 lbs, had a 10 ft wing span, and was one of the only birds capable of lifting a full grown human and was able to lift up to 500 lbs
X0XE8 TIL Most Canadian mortgages on homes are 5 years. Their amortization is 30 years. Mortgages themselves are 5 years and then you need to refinance. If rates have gone higher you are financing into higher monthly payments. Yikes!
kO7B5 TIL the US military has an Active Denial System aka Heat Ray used for crowd dispersal
Oo8P6 TIL the search and rescue dogs of 9/11 became depressed as fewer and fewer live bodies were being found. To help combat this, human rescue workers occasionally hid in the rubble to be found and reward the dogs.
ne6QY TIL the US government helped to cover up and granted immunity to a Japanese unit which conducted horrifying and lethal human experiments on 200k-500k Chinese civilians during WW2 in exchange for the medical data they had gathered.