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TIL that the Army will be replacing its ineffective ‘digital print’ camo gear in early 2013

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Y7P97 TIL that Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda after the video game.
OmLa TIL that when the US Post Office began allowing people to mail large parcels, people would frequently mail their children to relatives for visits, as it was much cheaper than train tickets
rNQZM TIL American architect William Wesley Peters was married twice, both times to a woman named Svetlana. The first was Svetlana Hinzenberg Wright, daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright. The second was Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Joseph Stalin.
j6wvn TIL that there's a steakhouse on the same block as the White House
j6LkR TIL about Iron Mountain a company that operates massive Data centers. They have like 1400 worldwide including underground facilities in former limestone mines which makes them highly secure and energy efficient.