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jXQQ TIL Over 15% of American soldiers in the Vietnam War were addicted to heroin, yet over 95% quit completely upon returning to the US
BmMb TIL Two shipwrecks have been discovered in the search for MH370
QNEJd TIL despite their portrayal in popular culture, only two types of Armadillos can roll into a ball, the other types having too many armor plates to be able to do so
5YJPP TIL Orcas exploit a 'security bug' in great white sharks to immobilize and kill them. When a shark is held upside down this induces tonic immobility (TI), a sort of temporary paralysis; the orca are known to attack them in a way that induces TI and will keep them there till they suffocate.
BrLar TIL Ara Abrahamian, Greco-Roman wrestler for the Swedes in the 2008 Olympics, lost a semifinal due to a controversial ruling. The refs refused to review match video. Ara calmly accepted the bronze medal, then placed it on the mat and walked off. The IOC gave him a lifetime ban from the Olympics.