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TIL that 'The Nutbush' is only danced in Australia. Who says we don't have any culture?

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OG8dX TIL During the Gulf War, A B-52 bomber and F-4 fighter targetted each other, thinking they were the enemy. The F4 fired a Texas HARM (High speed Anti Radiation Missile), causing damage. The B-52 was then renamed "In Harm's Way".
oRnXL TIL: The oldest recorded joke is from the Bronze Age. The joke goes: "What has never happened since time immemorial? A young wife has not farted on her husband's lap.
m1Evx TIL of the "Freezer Bowl", the coldest NFL game in history between the Cincinnati Bengals and the visiting San Diego Chargers. The wind was nearly 30 MPH, the official temperature was -9°F, and the wind chill factor put the temp at -59°. The Bengals won and went to the Super Bowl
kOO55 TIL that in the 1920s, Joseph Stalin wanted to rebuild the Red Army by creating super-soldiers by "crossing humans with apes"
b6J9j TIL around 2,000 mentally ill WW2 veterans were lobotomized against their will for things such as PTSD, depression and homosexuality