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TIL that a CIA analyst was able to figure out the locations and power consumption of the Soviet nuclear enrichment plants based on a censored cover of a magazine

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W7V94 TIL we are closer to ‘idicracy’ thank we think, meet the ‘elite’ couples breeding to save mankind
VGbm TIL The most decorated soldier in US history was an orphan who was shunned by his own men for being too small, and was turned away from two other military services before he got the chance to see combat. He was awarded every medal that a soldier could receive.
J1RXj TIL of Sandra Andersen and her dog, Eagle, who was widely considered the best cadaver dog in history. She was eventually convicted for planting evidence at suspected crime scenes.
bbQE TIL of Stanley Bender who WALKED towards enemy machine gun nests and killed their occupants after standing on a knocked out tank for 2 minutes to scout out their positions
ajmL TIL: Jupiter is so large that it and the Sun mutually orbit a point outside of the Sun itself.