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TIL players on the official forum for the game War Thunder have regularly leaked classified or restricted documents to win arguments over the real-world capabilities of weapons featured in the game

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wLoDM TIL 120 years ago the most pressing environmental threat was cities being buried in 9 feet of horse manure in 50 years.
e0676 TIL that George Orwell had trouble getting Animal Farm published due to Soviet-British relations during WW2. Once, a publisher agreed to release the novella but later reneged after warning from an officer at the British Ministry of Information. The officer was soon discovered to be a Soviet spy.
rax1 TIL 90% of the pumpkins grown in the U.S. are raised within a 90-mile radius of Peoria, Illinois
9YKGM TIL following his death at the Battle of Little Big Horn, the reputation of General George Custer was rehabilitated by his widow, who spent decades promoting his image as as the "gallant fallen hero amid the glory of Custer's Last Stand".
ZpD6D TIL you're not supposed to use nasal sprays for more than 3 days. Can cause rebounding congestion.