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TIL that James Earl Jones was a US Army Ranger

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R7Okj TIL that college students scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test (NPI) have been trending steadily upward since the mid to late 80s indicating that people are becoming more narcissistic.
0wrX5 TIL Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, who personally intervened and stopped the My Lai massacre, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his action. However, after reading the citation, which included a fabricated account of him rescuing a young girl under heavy fire, he threw his medal away.
VBr6Z TIL in the 1980s, the networked ICON computer was commissioned by the Ontario, Canada Ministry of Education. Nicknamed the "bionic beaver", it ran on a Unix-like OS and featured a trackball. Subject to political debate for wasting money with a niche ecosystem, it was orphaned by 1994 and destroyed.
0raM TIL The Mayor of Baltimore tried to sabotage production on The Wire as he thought it made the city look bad. Production was postponed as crew members were locked up for minor offences.
oEEo TIL in 1995 Dave Grohl was offered the opportunity to be a full-time, permanent drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Dave turned down the offer to pursue the Foo Fighters instead.