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TIL: The first helicopter used by the US in combat was during WWII, originally meant to ferry parts from ships to shore, they quickly realized how useful they were and used them for medevac purposes.

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NMm1 TIL that in Norway, income and wealth are public record, easily viewable online
rrpd TIL the difference between white and dark meat is due to the difference in fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscles, respectively. This is why ground-based birds like chickens and turkeys have white meat for breasts and wings while flying birds like duck and geese have dark meat.
kDG1 TIL a bug fix in software is called a “patch” because when computers were programmed by punch cards, bugs were fixed by literally placing a patch over one hole and punching another.
G9AJ TIL a US Navy SEAL suffered through 30 minutes of agonizing hell to save his teammates from an exploding grenade. Not a karma whoring attempt, I just really want people to remember this guy
rb91 TIL A Dutch door is a door divided horizontally in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens. The initial purpose of this door was to keep animals out of farmhouses, or keep children inside, while allowing light and air to filter through the open top.