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9Y8XX TIL the introduction of the Davy lamp was followed by an increase in mine accidents, as it emboldened companies to mine in areas that had previously been regarded as being too unsafe.
7ryxM TIL the Vietnam War Crimes Working Group found seven previously unacknowledged massacres from 1967 through 1971 in which at least 137 civilians were killed. The harshest sentence was 20 years but the officer served 7 months.
4X6x5 New evidence suggests that the chemical trails ants leave to communicate where to go might not be produced by ants after all - but the microbiome in their abdomens.
6Qxm TIL Malcolm X once played Russian roulette during his burglary career by pulling the trigger three times in a row to convince his accomplices that he was not afraid to die. He later revealed to Alex Haley that he palmed the round.
Zpv6o TIL that, during a battle in the French and Indian War, George Washington survived having had two horses shot from under him and four bullets piercing his coat.