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TIL of US Marine David Cox whos story the movie “A Few Good Men” was based on. He stopped the hazing of a fellow Marine and was court-martialed. After his honorable discharge he gave interviews about his story and the U.S. activities in Cuba. He was later found murdered, the crime was never solved.

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EWWx TIL in 1993 the Japanese religious cult Aum Shinrikyo released aerosolized Anthrax in a city near Tokyo over the course of 2 days. It should’ve killed thousands, however, they used a strain of Anthrax used for cattle vaccinations and inadvertently could’ve immunized everyone instead.
xVxQg TIL 75% of mammoth fossils are male, because "male mammoths—young, reckless, foolhardy—were just more likely to get into some kind of trouble and die, from getting stuck in a pit to running afoul of hunting humans." The tar pits, bogs, crevices, and lakes preserved remains well.
eprj5 TIL that since 1997, a group of craftsmen has been building a medieval-style castle in France from scratch, using only 13th-century techniques, tools, and materials, as part of an ongoing experimental archaeology project called “Guédelon.” The estimated completion date is 2030.
nW7YP TIL a mountain "jumped" almost 15 inches (38cm) during an earthquake
daGj TIL that the Pacific island of Yap used to use a currency of giant stones. Since they were often too big to move, they were often left in the center of town, ownership was simply transferred by oral agreement.