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TIL that over 50 gangs have members within the US military. The gang members use their time in the armed forces to gain weapon/combat skills. They also seek to expand their territory and traffic drugs.

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P1EBZ TIL that tapeworm can live inside humans for up to 30 years and grow to 80ft in size
kJrVe TIL there is a depleted gold mine in Yellowknife, Canada that is sitting on 237,000 tonnes of Arsenic. The mining company had exhausted the area of gold and handed it back to the federal government, which is now freezing the Arsenic to keep it contained.
wMOM TIL the most isolated human being ever was Al Worden, command module pilot of Apollo 15, who in lunar orbit was at a maximum distance of 2,235 miles from his fellow astronauts on the surface. While on the other side of the Moon, no communication with Earth or his comrades was possible.
VMvr4 TIL In 1902, The 70th Miracle At Our Lady Of Lourdes In France Converted Nobel Prize-Winning Doctor, Dr. Carrell To Faith When Marie Bailly, Suffering From Acute Tuberculous Peritonitis Was Miraculously Healed With ‘Holy Water’ & Officially Declared Supernatural.
KYG9 TIL there is a “Jonestown Death Tape.” An audio recording of Jim Jones/his followers leading up to and during the mass suicide in Guyana. It is chilling and disturbing, perhaps NSFL for some.