› added 3 months ago

163

TIL since 1980, the primary cause of death for members of the US Military has been accidents, except between 2003 and 2007.

Read more dcas.dmdc.osd.mil

via reddit.com

R7rQa TIL the Afghan boy made famous by his makeshift Lionel Messi football jersey in 2016 later had to flee his home when the Taliban came after him by name, leaving behind the signed jersey and ball he received from the football star.
JxGB TIL Margaret Thatcher’s son conspired with a private mercenary company to stage a coup in a West African country for oil money
WkVVY TIL in WW2 after getting dumped in the south pacific, a few comics of the phantom(among other brands of objects) started being drawn by the natives in tribal shields
OoOA7 TIL there's a woman who claims she is in a ‘Sexual Relationship’ with Bigfoot.
Wk79X You're at the grocery store, and around the corner walks a familiar face. She looks just like someone you've met, and you try desperately to place her. Did you meet her at that cocktail party two years ago, or is she a long-lost college classmate? You walk up to her and wave, but in return, you're greeted with a blank stare.