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TIL That the Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched AFTER voyager 2

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LkQnv TIL during the Cold War the Canadian government commissioned a "fruit machine" to detect homosexuality
p8WXN TIL That Ulysses S. Grant's middle initial stood for nothing. It was a typo on a application to West Point.
6EB8m TIL Lincoln repeatedly warned that British recognition of the Confederacy was tantamount to a declaration of war. Knowing a war would cut off vital shipments of American food, wreak havoc on the British merchant fleet, and cause the immediate loss of Canada, Britain was unwilling to risk a conflict
QJp0X TIL A Univ of Washington study on false memories was able to convince 30% of respondents that they had met Bugs Bunny at Disneyland despite the character being owned by competitor Warner Brothers and never appearing at any Disney property
EgMaV TIL Byzantine emperors hired Vikings as guards. One of whom, Halfdan, left runic graffiti on the Hagia Sophia.