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TIL the County of Los Angeles in California asked for computer manufacturers to stop using “master” and “slave” terminology because it was politically incorrect.

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J1B9l TIL that during World War II, US Army Lieutenant Colonel Cohen was selected by General Patton to organize a raid to rescue Patton's son-in-law from a German camp; Cohen was prevented from leading the raid due to hemorrhoids. Patton personally examined Cohen and remarked, "that is some sorry ass."
QJYe6 TIL in the 1990s, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire's friend group called themselves 'The Pussy Posse'. They were known for partying and sleeping with lots of women in New York City, with Leo even saying "When you’re my age ... there’s not much besides sex on your mind."
yoYv TIL during the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, Herodotus recorded the first case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when a Greek named Epizelus became permanently blind without being hit.
wVk7 TIL Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific in 1947 in a self-built raft to prove ancient people could have made contact between the continents
gEbD TIL the surviving SEAL from the events that inspired Lone Survivor supports the Afgani man who saved him with royalties from the book.