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TIL that Laos is the most heavily bombed country in history. An average of 55 bombs dropped per minute over 9 years.

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M7olK TIL - John Cazale (Fredo from The Godfather) appeared in 5 films, all of which were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture, with 3 of them winning.
xVawo TIL that prefix for Mars related things would be "areo-" (e.g. areocentric orbit), compared to Earth's "geo-", and the Sun's "helio".
W7GRB TIL that the Franchi SPAS 12, one of the most iconic movie guns and a staple in countless video games, has not been in production for 24 years and due to this and a temporary import ban to the US (1989 -2004), is actually highly sought after and quite expensive.
eprAb TIL that Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, an abolitionist, suffragist, surgeon, and the only female recipient of the Medal of Honor, was arrested for wearing men's clothes. She famously said: "I don’t wear men’s clothes, I wear my own clothes."
wL5QE TIL in 2020 The U.S. $20 bill will no longer feature President Andrew Jackson on the front, but the American Abolitionst and former slave Harriet Tubman