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TIL The RAF dropped over 10,000 cats by parachute
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TIL a retired Gurkha armed only with his Khukuri singlehandedly fought off 40 bandits, who attacked a train he was travelling on.
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TIL In 2010, the US Air Force used 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. It was called the Condor Cluster. They used PS3’s because it was more cost-efficient.
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TIL: The old Spaniard who’s fighter lost in Django Unchained, starred in Django[1966]. That’s why he says “I know” when told by Jamie Foxx “The D is silent”
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TIL that The Three Stooges were lied to for 23 years by the then-president of Columbia Pictures. They were never told how popular they were during their Columbia run, and never asked for a raise due to always thinking they were on the verge of losing their jobs.
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TIL American Seafoods Group exploited the "Third Proviso" of the Jones Act through a 220 feet long railway to get cheaper shipping.