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TIL US government conscripted mentally and physically unfit soldiers for Vietnam war to avoid backlash from conscripting students

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epnJJ TIL Using programming to model entire wind farms and account for the wake of individual turbines increases energy production over all.
rNOBW TIL every five seconds between lightning and thunder is about a mile of distance; it’s not true that each second between lightning and thunder means the storm is one mile away
Rnm1 TIL the U.S. and Russian Military use depleted uranium bullets that can pierce vehicle armor; once the bullet pierces the armor, it gets sharper and automatically catches on fire, igniting fuel and causing the vehicle to explode.
4Qb TIL Bill Murray wanders around New York, randomly crashing parties and giving fatherly advice to people.
VBmr4 TIL A Spanish guy skipped work for 6 years while still being paid and was only discovered when he was going to be recognised for his hard work