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TIL The U.S Army has been cultivating a special unit of whistleblowers for combating groupthink in relation to critical decisions.

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kJeM7 TIL there is an actual project aiming to develop a sub gram nano spacecraft with cameras and all and send it to the Alpha Centauri star system with a travel speed of 1/5th of the speed of light
oR9dE TIL Jackie Kennedy studied French Indochina and become passionate about it .Her fluency in French and knowledge of French History was particularly valuable, as she was able to translate French books, documents, and treaties related to Indochina, which helped JFK in his understanding of the region.
D1GJ TIL that VLC has a keyboard shortcut that lets you fix out of sync audio. Best feature ever.
Br9Me TIL in 2008, Elijah Wood became the first person ever to cross Victoria Falls by rope
MeBm7 TIL that porcupines haul large bones back to their dens to eat because they need the nutrients for growing their quills