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TIL That the Germans invented and used minature remote controlled tanks for bomb/building clearing in WW2.

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baxZ TIL during the Irish Famine the Choctaw Nation, who were going through poverty and starvation themselves, donated as much money as they could raise in solidarity with the Irish. The ‘Kindred Spirits’ sculpture commemorates this event
b9Ja TIL newborn babies can smile, but only as an innate survival reflex to make them look more appealing to care for. Sneaky bastards.
mxVvo More diverse communities of bugs set up camps in living rooms more than kitchens
bAp7 TIL a Japanese trader once mistakenly issued a trade selling 610,000 shares for 1 yen. The trade should have sold 1 share for 610,000 yen.
GEmQ TIL pornography is legal in the US even though prostitution is not, because it is illegal to pay one explicitly for sex, but the participants in a film/photo are paid to act and are protected under the first amendment to take part in sexual acts as part of the act.