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TIL that Confederate Soldiers are not considered American Veterans

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KBpR TIL Steve Austin’s ex wife had a gag order put on her by WWE so she wouldn’t reveal that Steve Austin beat her up 3 times as it would cost WWE millions of dollars.
9wAgD TIL of the .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer, a rifle cartridge designed for its projectile to exceed 5000 feet per second. It is based on a .378 Weatherby cartrige necked down to .22 caliber. It never achieved its goals.
8a6rX TIL about the Wilhem Scream - a stock sound effect that's been used in 100's of films. Originally from a 1950's B movie its been re-used in Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Toy Story amongst others
AZM7 TIL in 2011 North Korea employed “An army of online gaming hackers” to farm WOW gold in South Korea. The money gained from selling the WOW gold went directly towards North Korea’s nuclear program.
b95g7 Today I learned wooly mammoths are in fact the same size as African bush elephants, contrary to the popular belief that they are much larger.