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TIL A study on military funding in 2009 showed that a billion dollars spent by the U.S. government on domestic matters created ~35%-~135% more jobs than the same amount of money spent on military contracts.

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0gEL TIL a Silk Sawblade Was Used in the 6th Century to Cut Thin Slabs of Marble When Constructing the Hagia Sophia.
xdwD TIL the full translated name of Bangkok is “City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra’s behest”. It is the longest name for a city.
Ll6p TIL The United States tested what a nuclear blast would do to a human by using pigs. “The test was a failure; unlike people, the pigs managed to survive with third degree burns all over their body.”
woX0Y TIL The voice actor Charles Martinet, most famous for being the iconic voices of the Nintendo-characters Mario and Luigi, is also the voice of the dragon Paarthurnax in "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim".
xVjog TIL that when they tried to book a phone call from the President to inform Sgt Dakota Meyer that he had been approved for the Medal of Honor, White House staff were told he was working a construction job and to call back during his lunch hour.