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TIL the US manufactured enough Purple Heart medals in preparation for a possible invasion of Japan in 1945, that they still awarded ones manufactured back then during the recent Iraq and Afghanistan wars

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MeddK TIL that one of the songs from the soundtrack to The Terminator (1984) was co-written by Joe Dolce, who had become famous for writing and performing the comedy song Shaddap You Face a few years earlier. It plays during the scene where the robot attacks Sarah's friend Ginger and her partner.
JYBWv TIL that since Uber was introduced in New York City in 2011, drinking-related car wrecks decreased by 25–35 percent in all boroughs.
JYKw8 TIL of the Sulimov dog, which was created from a hybrid between 2 Lapponian Herder dogs and 2 golden jackals for Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot. It was bred together with various other breeds for 7 generations to increase trainability and establish a breed.
Jlm TIL There were black slaveowners in America
ePnk TIL Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has increased 300% in 2013 when compared to the 7 years prior to the U.S. invasion.