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TIL Hawaii passed single-payer healthcare in 2009, but their governor refused to implement the law

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BBBr TIL, that in medieval combat the Mordschalg (literally murder-strike) was a move where the attacker gripped the sword and hit the opponent with the crossguard to devastating effect
OAJL TIL The Border Collie is the world smartest dog with one individual reported to be able to respond to 1,022 individual words
podZ TIL that the 3DS Remake of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” has the same bugs and glitches as the original N64 version.
Lk6r0 TIL that the United States Airforce maintains a fleet of Boeing E4-B “Doomsday” planes. They are capable of being airborne for a week, costs nearly $160,000 per hour for the Air Force to operate, and have a 5 mile long trailing wire antenna to communicate with nuclear subs.
9YDgM TIL of Smoky, a Yorkshire terrier who helped save the lives of 250 soldiers in 1944