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TIL that depleted Uranium is used to create projectiles capable of puncturing tank shells and armor. This is not only because it is extremely dense, but also because upon impact, a uranium shell will continually sharpen itself and retain its shape.

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4OYw TIL that it’s not just video games that people have blamed for the actions of children. In 1979 and 1990, it was Dungeons and Dragons.
mxrBR TIL that Stanisław Kowalski is the oldest man in Poland and still competes in sprinting, shot put and discus. He credits his longevity to never going to the doctor and doing whatever he wants
WkljB TIL the US Navy maintains a 64,000 acre grove of white oaks for the sole purpose of supplying timbers to restore the USS Constitution
W7RX4 TIL when George R.R. Martin was writing A Storm of Swords he skipped over the chapter with the Red Wedding in it & finished the rest of the book before making himself go back to write it. It was very hard & painful for him to kill off the characters in that scene that he'd lived with for so long.
Oo1vX TIL Spade Cooley, country music star, was sentenced to life in prison for beating his wife to death in front of their daughter. He later received a 72-hour furlough from the prison hospital unit to play a benefit concert. After receiving a standing ovation he suffered a fatal heart attack backstage.