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TIL there is an IQ floor (80 points) to serve in the US Armed Forces and this requirement was relaxed during the Vietnam war. These people died at 5 times the rate of other Americans in the war.

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EjGX TIL that Big Hero 6 was so complex, it had to be rendered on a 55,000-core super computer.
lmZB TIL that people used to think the kidneys governed one’s conscience, and several Bible verses say God inspects the kidneys of the dead. Jewish tradition holds that one kidney counsels what is good, and the other what is evil.
5YlVD TIL Iran currently is the only country in the world that allows the sale of one's kidney for compensation (typically a payment); consequently, the country does not have either a waiting list or a shortage of available organs.
GAD7Q TIL Raccoons can make more than 200 different sounds
lowJA TIL that upon the archaeological discovery of Chechen-Soviet soldiers from WW2 in Ukraine, archaeologists discovered letters addressed to relatives in Chechen towns which no longer exist. Further investigation revealed the Khaibakh massacre perpetrated by Soviet forces.