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TIL the US is responsible for more than 69% of the NATO military budget.

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QJLxX TIL that risking Court Martial, Pilot Gail Halvorsen, made parachutes out of hankies to drop chocolate bars to German children during the Berlin Airlift. This eventually led to Operation Little Vittles which dropped more than 23 tons of candy to the children of a besieged West Berlin.
6NQQ TIL obsidian is one of the earliest materials used for knife blades. 2.6 million years latter surgeons still use obsidian for scalpels as it is sharper than any other material in use and is noted to cut more cleanly so as to not leave a scar.
PW8e TIL that MIT researchers developed a camera which operates so quickly, it can show the movement of light in slow motion.
oBdLo TIL In 1973, Bruce Lee's kicks were so fast in "Enter the Dragon", they had to re-film it in slow-motion so it wouldn’t appear fake.
E1lEo TIL the Vatican City drinks more wine per person than anywhere else in the world. Its residents consume an average of 74 litres (105 bottles) over the course of a year. About double the amount drunk by the average person in France or Italy, and triple the quantity consumed in the UK.