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TIL that whilst accounting for only 4.2% of the earth's population, The United States controls 31.5% of the planet's wealth.

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VWL0 TIL that the last recorded kill using a bow and arrow in war was made in WWII by British officer Jack Churchill, who carried a longbow, bagpipes and a Scottish broadsword into battle
6JBl TIL that the US Government Gave Indiana University One Million Dollars to Study Memes
Xx0r TIL of an armored vehicle prototype invented by Preston Tucker in 1930s. Tucker Tiger, as it was called, was entirely bulletproof, had air conditioning, and a turret that could rotate 360 degrees. Its maximum speed was 114 mph, but it was rejected by the Army because they felt it was too fast.
X0jP6 TIL The US Government Secretly Contaminated U.S. Cities in the 1950s-1960s
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