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TIL A man was dismissed from the US Air Force for asking “How can I know that an order I receive to launch my missiles came from a sane president?”

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b9Zg4 TIL Garlic knots were first created as a way to reuse pizza dough scraps, and were invented at the first pizzeria to ever have toppings on their pizzas.
Eg6Rp TIL in 1976 Cleveland became the bombing capitol of America due to organized crime members bombing each other
v1gPK TIL a professional photographer designed his home in the shape of a camera
kK0m TIL That when the mummy of Ramses II was sent to France in the mid-1970s, it was actually issued a legal Egyptian passport. Ramses’ occupation? “King (deceased).”
rLn4 TIL the Swiss Guard, known now as the guys in the vibrant clown-like costumes that stand around the Vatican holding halberds, once stood against an army as it sacked Rome. 189 Guard stood against 20,000 invaders at the Vatican long enough for Pope Clement VII to escape the city.