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TIL: Today is Wiki’s 9th Birthday, and wow have they done a lot in 9 years.

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xVkG1 TIL As a part of Guatemala's elite Kaibiles military program, "each prospect must take care of a puppy for the two months of training and then kill it and eat it to teach themselves that the ultimate loyalty on the battlefield is survival".
5YnX9 TIL that tongue-rolling, contrary to popular belief, is not determined by genetics.
4kkyb TIL that the title "Triple Ace in a Day" refers to pilots who shot down 15 enemy aircraft in a single day. There have only been 5 such pilots, all of whom flew for the German Luftwaffe in WWII.
EE8W TIL that an AI tought itself a human language by reading a videogame’s manual. After that it’s win rate in that game increased from 46% to 79%.
mR9y TIL Willie Nelson smoked a joint on the rooftop of the White House as Secret Service looked on.