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TIL Simply wearing a US military uniform in public or falsely claiming to have served is not a violation of The Stolen Valor Act. Only wearing or claiming to have earned certain decorations with the intention of profiting monetarily or in some tangible way is a violation of federal law.

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p8KoZ TIL that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is one of the few diseases with no cure and a 100% fatality rate. It is the human equivilant of Mad Cow disease and 70% of people with it die within a year. Nobody has lived past 2.5 years after the symptoms set in.
KOQLE TIL that US soldiers in Vietnam saw 6x more combat than US soldiers in previous wars, because helicopter deliveries drastically cut downtime spent waiting for supplies
Onme TIL Bats represent 20% of all mammals
9Y7lm TIL Honey Bees can communicate with each other! A returning bee can tell other bee's about potential food sources, including distance, directions and how difficult it is to get there.
7rgMX TIL During World War 2, an edible explosive was created under the code name “Aunt Jemima”-it was a mixture of flour and the powdery explosive HMX. It could pass for flour and even be used in cooking. It was smuggled by Chinese guerrillas to bypass Japanese checkpoints.