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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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7LJP TIL that if George Washington had been America’s king instead of its first president, an 82-year-old retired regional manager from San Antonio, Texas would likely be King of America today
b6QpZ TIL Hitler once told Mussolini "I prefer to have three or four of my own teeth pulled out than to speak to General Franco again!"
lXN7 TIL Declawing cats is legal in most US states but forbidden by the EU
E5BX TIL the higher your testable IQ, the less likely you are to develop schizophrenia.
p8bRN TIL On August 23, 1942, 600 Italian cavalrymen charged a position of 2,000 Soviet soldiers near the Don River, slashing with sabers and throwing hand grenades. Despite heavy losses, the Italians managed to dislodge the Soviets. This would be the last major cavalry charge in military history.