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TIL that the media can legally lie in the United States, determined by a case in 2003.

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l5GN TIL that during nuclear testing in Los Alamos in the ‘50s, an underground test shot a 2-ton steel manhole cover into the atmosphere at 41 miles/second. It was never found.
D1Alp TIL when James Cameron was an unknown director, he sold the rights to "The Terminator" for $1 so that he would be allow to direct the movie.
9wNdm TIL in 2013 a team of snipers destroyed 17 electrical transformers at the Metcalf Transmission Substation in CA, described as a 'professional job' using 'military-style weapons.' Fiber optic cables were cut prior to the attack and no suspects have ever been publicly identified.
YJj7 TIL the musicians of the Titanic were legally considered independent contractors rather than crew, so their families received no survivor benefits.
wBOY TIL that in 1947, India and Pakistan still had British Officers in their armies. When the first Indo-Pakistan War broke out, they commanded troops on both sides, and regularly corresponded via telephone.