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TIL that camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several countries

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lBdK TIL 500,00 Americans faced a low-tech Y2K when they pre-ordered headstones with “19-” inscribed for their death date, then lived past the year 2000.
OBwR TIL there are rats that live in a colony with a queen, workers and soldiers. They also: don’t feel pain, highly resistant to cancer, need very little oxygen and can live on a single tuber for months or years. Oh yes… and they get 3 times as old as any other rodent.
yVkEe TIL during bubonic plague outbreaks, European physicians wore beak-like masks filled with perfumes, herbs, and spices, creating the iconic plague doctor costume. The outfit included a long coat, gloves, hat, and mask, and was worn by a few doctors treating plague patients in the early modern era.
yQkya TIL that there is a enormous amount of water underneath the sand in the Sahara Desert. Estimated to be 18,000 cubic kilometers.
4m8a TIL- NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam