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TIL Soviet planned to crush NATO in just 7 day

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jNNPN TIL that Engblom v. Carey is the only case in US history to set meaningful precedent on the Third Amendment. It held that National Guard members count as soldiers, and that employees count as 'owners' of employee housing.
MNw8 TIL Saudi Arabia promotes practice of marriage between close relatives which has produced high level of several genetic disorder including thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, spinal muscular atrophy, deafness and muteness.
BrnAd TIL that rather than 'We're not going to take it, anymore,' Twisted Sister sings 'Huevos con aceite y limón' ('Eggs with oil and lemon') when performing to the song to latin American audiences.
e0kPL TIL that a Toddler’s life was saved by his aunt, after she noticed a white glow in one of his eyes in a photo- it was a cancerous tumour. From a photo album, his mother realised that the glow had been there his entire life. After 4 months of chemotherapy, the cancer went dormant.
VMYA4 TIL that due to the limited number of different names on Norfolk Island, the island’s telephone directory lists people with common names by their nickname. There are entries for Cane Toad, Lettuce Leaf, Goof, Diddles, Rubber Duck, Carrots and Tarzan.