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TIL about Operation Unthinkable, in which the Allies would invade the Soviet Union in a surprise attack, enlisting German P.O.W and U.S help in the aftermath of WW2.

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NX6X1 TIL Gracchus, a roman of noble birth, married his male lover(a flute player) in a public ceremony, presenting him a dowry of 4000 sestertii. Although this caused a stir, the poet Juvenal was more offended about the fact that Gracchus once volunteered to be a gladiator but run away mid fight
WkpBo TIL Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gifted US President John F Kennedy a dog called Pushinka during the cold war. She later on had puppies; which Kennedy referred to as "the pupniks".
XJK6 TIL that in WW2, Poland had an officially enlisted bear in its army that would give ammo to troops.
rNme TIL a much higher percentage of astronauts wear corrective glasses in space, while fewer wear them on earth. The lack of gravity affects the shape of the eye.
KOVe9 TIL in 1972 David Duke was charged with stealing campaign funds he had raised for presidential candidate George Wallace. He was also charged with filling glass containers with a flammable liquid, banned under a New Orleans ordinance. Both charges were eventually dropped.