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TIL that in 1989 US Army Captain Linda Bray became the first woman to lead US troops into combat during the Panama invasion, causing political fallout at the time.

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QJm1e TIL of Magawa, an African giant pouched rat who helped clear landmines left over from the Cambodian civil war from over 225,000 square metres of land. He was capable of sniffing out the TNT in explosives, and could work much faster than humans since he was too light to detonate the mines.
JYMp8 TIL Wario is named Wario because it's a portmanteau of the words 'Mario' and the Japanese word 'warui' (æ‚Șい), meaning "bad"- not because a W is an upside-down M to signify that he's Mario's evil counterpart.
boDj TIL That Jews put god on trial during the holocaust, and found him guilty
KOgw TIL Deja vu has an opposite, it’s called “Jamais vu”
x7Yk TIL in the online game EVE a player group spent 12 months infiltrating a rival group, then assassinated their leader and stole or destroyed $16,500.00 USD worth of game money and supplies.