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PYJ0J TIL That The Kurilian Bobtail Is A Natural Cat Breed Which Evolved In Isolation For Hundreds Of Years. As Pets, They Are Described As Clever And Gentle, And They Love Playing In The Water.
XwMX TIL that, during the Korean war, American soldiers gave the codename “Tootsie Rolls” to 60MM mortar ammo, ana in one occasion they were accidentally sent crates full of candy after their request for more ammo
JYKb8 TIL The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed an estimated 675,000 Americans (far more than the 53,402 who died in combat in World War I). The impact was so profound as to depress average life expectancy in the U.S. by >10 years & may have played a significant role in ending the World War 1 conflict.
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m1EYM TIL Alaska is roughly about one-fifth the size of the entire mainland (contiguous) United States. If overlaid onto a map, Alaska would stretch from the West Coast to the East Coast