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TIL that IBM made bombsights, rifles and engine parts during WWII

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pbGQ TIL that Islamic war law as stated by Prophet Muhammad forbids the mutilation of bodies, the harming of trees, the killing of women, children and aged men, and explicitly says to leave those in the monastic services alone, among other laws.
b6Lk7 TIL the lyrics to the song "Winter Wonderland" were written by Richard Bernhard Smith while he was hospitalized for tuberculosis treatment. He would die of the disease a year after the song was first recorded.
69gGJ TIL 10-15% of people surveyed had sexual contact with a sibling, 75% was deemed not exploitative. As published in Archives of Sexual Behavior.
dDV0j TIL that in 2020, to educate the public about misinformation, researchers used AI to have Richard Nixon deliver the never-used "In Event of Moon Disaster" Apollo 11 speech.
kJwp7 TIL that King of Jordan, Abdullah II, lent the crew of John Wick: Chapter 4 a chopper to film the sunrise shot in the film.