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TIL: Teams that disagree more perform better than those which do not

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r6O1 TIL that during WWII ‘Trophy Taking’ of Japanese skulls & other body parts by US soldiers was so prevalent that when Japanese soldiers’ remains were repatriated from the Mariana Islands 60% were missing their skulls. FDR was even given a letter-opener made from a Japanese soldier’s arm.
gMEMy TIL there are computer viruses that can be transmitted via sound.
grZM4 TIL that after Stalin had a stroke and his Blood Pressure raised to 210/120, doctors decided to apply leeches to his neck and face in an attempt to make it drop. Died 2 days later.
awllN TIL when John Lennon performed "Woman Is the N****r of the World" on the Dick Cavett Show, Cavett was told to apologise for the song's content before the performance. The show received about 600 letters of complaint - but all criticized Cavett's apology, not the song's lyrics.
yVj8M TIL the famous Johnny Cash song "Boy Named Sue" was written by Shel Silverstein