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TIL that the US Army during WWII developed a grenade the same size and shape as a baseball, to make it more effective for the soldiers who had grown up playing baseball

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jAaE TIL in Brazil, Playstation 4 will cost over $1,800.
QLba TIL that boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukranian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
j6J9n TIL in 1971 a Time Dilation experiment had 2 flights w/atomic clocks go around the world to prove Einstein's theories of relativity (time moves slower as you approach the speed of light, and/or when exposed to more gravity). The clocks gained 0.15 microseconds compared to the ground based clock.
9DwB TIL Blind people can get issued a guide horse. Miniature horses are used instead of guide dogs if the person is for example afraid of, or allergic to, dogs.
a4DL TIL that there is a fungus that grows off of gamma radiation growing in Chernobyl’s nuclear remains.