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TIL: The US Navy has no illusions about global warming. It has been developing plans for naval operations in an “Ice-Free Arctic” since 2001.

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yp6e TIL in 2003, Metallica music and popular American children’s songs (e.g., the theme songs to Sesame Street and Barney) were used by U.S. interrogators to break the will of their captives in Iraq. Amnesty International claimed this may constitute torture and be in violation of the Geneva Convention.
XEk7D TIL before “The fresh prince of bel air” Will Smith was already famous but was so broke that he used the bus as a means of transportation where he was often recognized and asked for autographs.
wonwW TIL that French physicist Sadi Carnot, who died of cholera contracted in an asylum at age 36, had most of his belongings and papers were buried him due to his cholera. As a consequence, only a few of his writings survive.
J7Kj TIL that 35mm porn films from the 70’s are being remastered in HD and released on blu ray.
DaJP TIL Bill Murray once got lost in the jungles of Bali on a motorbike. He was later found putting on an impromptu show with all of the locals of a small village in attendance, even though he didn’t speak Balinese.