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TIL That Afghan minister of defense chose a woodland camo for Afghan soldiers because he "liked what he saw". Jeopardizing the lives of many Afghan troops because their wrongly camouflaged. Note: Afghan is only 2.1% forests.

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wJN1 TIL: Sea Otters have a “favorite rock” they store in a special pouch. This rock is used for various things, such as cracking open shellfish and clams.
epRwb TIL: Momofuku Ando, the inventor of insta ramen believed his noodles could cure world hunger. Over the decades he would shout quotes to his employees which includes, "Mankind is noodlekind", "What are you doing now?", and "Peace will come when people have food" which are in the employee handbook.
Oo1Rg TIL - CIA revealed a "heart attack" gun in 1975. A battery operated gun which fired a dart of frozen water & shellfish toxin. Once inside the body it would melt leaving only a small red mark on the victim where it entered. The official cause of death would always be a heart attack.
8eRZ4 TIL people will implant magnets into their fingertips. Nerves grow around the magnet as the skin heals. The magnet pushes against magnetic fields produced by electronic devices in the surrounding area, giving a “sixth sense” of magnetic vision.
dAL9 TIL that some Gilligan’s Island viewers had no idea the show was scripted and sent letters to the Coast Guard urging them to rescue everybody on the island.