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TIL about the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Disablement Teams, which train to assault and secure nuclear power plants or nuclear weapons during a ground war with a nuclear power.

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Mea5V TIL of the Pylos Combat Agate, an engraved stone from the Aegean Bronze Age. It is 1.3 in (3.4 cm) and depicts two warriors in hand-to-hand combat. Despite its size, it is incredibly detailed and shows a breadth of anatomical knowledge. Similar art would not be seen again until 1000 years later.
rak0 TIL in 1861 the entire student body of the University of Mississippi enlisted in the Confederate Army as a single company. All were either killed, wounded, or captured.
NXdnE TIL that the infamous Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos changed the borders of Kalinga-Apayao province to make its outline resemble the silhouette of his own head, facing towards his own native province of Ilocos Norte, until he was ousted in 1986 and the separation of the province in 1995.
x6Ka0 TIL The Mental Disorder Autism Specturm Disorder was once called Asperger Syndrome named after Hans Asperger a Nazi
rDme TIL that in 2017, Norway will be the first country in the world to shut down FM radio and go digital instead. Norway plans to switch to DAB (which stands for ‘Digital Audio Broadcasting’), since FM is eight times more expensive.