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TIL king James I of England had a samurai armor

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KO4jJ TIL about the Canadian Rangers, a 5,000 strong wing of the Canadian military reserves made up mostly of First Nation personnel. They provide a military presence in the most remote Canadian regions, act as guides and scouts for the Army, and until 2018 were still issued WWII vintage rifles.
78AQZ TIL of the Isochrone Curve - a shape with unique properties. If you drop two balls along the curve at different points, they will reach the midpoint at exactly the same time.
5YgE9 TIL that the US Navy has been training dolphins to carry out military tasks such as locating underwater mines and flagging enemy swimmers since the 1960's
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