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TIL The US spent $60 billion rebuilding Iraq after the 2003 war. There is virtually nothing to show for the money. Most of the money seems to have been stolen by US defense contractors, and there’s virtually nothing in Iraq to show for the rebuilding effort.

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D75v TIL in in 1963, Lego started producing sets of smaller bricks specifically for adults (architects/industrial designsers) called Modulex.
ORMY TIL: Drowning IRL looks nothing like in the movies, and in fact many parents actually watch their children drown, having no idea that it’s happening.
x0k0 TIL Bats use sound to sabotage/jam rival bats’ sensors, so they can steal their prey (some also engage in fellatio).
JNWk TIL there was a satirical study published in the British Medical Journal in 2003 in response to the antivaccination movement titled “Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge”. It’s conclusion? Throw antivaxxers out of planes without parachutes.
Y7MBx TIL The co-founder of the CIAs venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel, was originally a video game designer.