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TIL that the instructions on how to use the US M79 Rocket Launcher was to “aim towards the enemy”

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p80Pe TIL Adam Sandler's movie "50 First Dates" inspired a real therapy program in which patients with early dementia watch every morning a video message of support from their loved ones.
neQDo TIL Elle Woods commits a huge ethical violation in "Legally Blonde" and, in real life, would've been barred from practicing law, & maybe subject to fines or prison time after she posed as a lawyer in attempts to get Paulette Bonafonté custody over her dog despite only being a first year law student
b6lej TIL: Horseshoe crabs have 10 eyes scattered across their head and tail, some of which are significantly different in function from one another.
YgKr TIL the US Government has a list of at least 8 million American citizens who are potential threats to “national security” and who will be given special attention in a time of “national crisis.”
78WGp TIL that reincarnation used to be a core concept in Judaism, and still is in some practices