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TIL that in WW1 unarmed Scottish bagpipers would accompany battalions charging at the German trenches

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graJ7 TIL The two spacesuits for the tentative 2024 moon landing will cost over $1 Billion to develop, as NASA considers them to be complete, one-person space vehicles equipped with the latest tech and life-support systems.
bLyj TIL that Ozzy Osbourne has survived decades of drug and alcohol abuse because he has several genetic mutations “we’ve never seen before” that help him party hard.
e6DD TIL a 22 years old guy is the No. 1 ranked chess player in the world. His peak rating is 2872, the highest in history.
wLyeP TIL a woman burnt down the 5th oldest tree on earth while smoking meth
WlkA Today I Learned about Adam Rainer. At the age of 18 he was 4 feet tall. He then suffered from a pituitary tumor and grew to 7 feet 2 inches by age 32. He is the only person in history to have been both a dwarf and a giant.