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TIL - On the last morning of WWI, and with full knowledge of the armistice at 11am, American General William Wright ordered an attack that killed 365 men because he wanted to take a bath.

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4kD1b TIL - About EA-3167, Is a deliriant used that can be used in chemical warfare. Incapacitating effects can last anywhere from 5-10 days, sometimes manifesting as a full 3-day peak of vivid hallucinations, along with prolonged confusion, amnesia, and inhibition of speech and cognition.
N7JLb TIL of Mett Kamil. In 2014 the Polish guy drank too much, pronounced 'dead', woke up in the morgue, went back to the bar for more drinks.
7XEM TIL When ATM machines were introduced, it was assumed that the tellers’ job would be eliminated. But ATMs ended up increasing tellers overall. ATMs introduced - Teller jobs per branch reduced - Branches became cheaper to operate - Number of branches increased - Overall number of tellers increased.
N78r6 TIL Plastic model cement work through a unique chemical process whereby the glue melts the two separate plastic surfaces. As the glue cures, the melted plastic solidifies into a single plastic membranous bond
6EnrQ TIL: the word "tycoon" is from the Japanese "taikun", meaning "great prince", and made the jump to English in the 1850s largely because it was used to describe Abraham Lincoln