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TIL about Sergeant Reckless, the only horse to ever be named as a US Marine

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ek7D TIL In 1961 the French Police attacked a demonstration of Algerians on a Paris bridge. In the aftermath, many of the wounded were intentionally thrown into the Seine River and left to drown by authorities; 70-200 died.
b6gQj TIL: Asymptomatic pigs can carry BSE(Mad Cow Disease) prions and become a reservoir for the disease.
8ak9P TIL about Wu Lien-Teh, “The Plague Fighter,” a doctor who developed thicker, more substantial masks to be used against the pneumonic plague in Manchuria during 1910-1911. Dr. Wu identified the bacteria as airborne, and successfully contained the plague; the epidemic ended after 7 months.
GYEvJ TIL that even though Jane Goodall has studied chimpanzees for over 60 years, her favorite animals are dogs
jNXPa TIL that the US military has an actual space force. It is the first new military service in more than 70 years since the us air force, which was established in 1947. The space force was established on December 20, 2019.