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TIL that ear candling is bullsh*t

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grYly TIL that the infamous MACV-SOG’s first casualty was Larry Thorne, a Finnish-born officer who served as a captain in the Finnish Army and the Waffen-SS. After WWII, he moved to the US and joined the Army, and died in a helicopter crash on SOG’s first mission. He was buried in Arlington in 2003.
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VbjQ TIL The first repeating hand held firearms were made as early as the 1600’s and a number of them were even issued to elite Danish soldiers.
gM6yD TIL the difference between sushi-grade salmon and regular store-bought salmon is that Sushi-grade is “super frozen” to about -40C to kill off parasitic worms and bacteria, keeping it fresh and relatively safe to eat raw. If you eat raw store-bought salmon...you will more than likely get sick.
KLM9 TIL that you lose 50% percent of your grip strength without your pinky