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TIL that the phrase „New Deal“ as used by FDR does not mean deal as in agreement, but Deal as in dealing cards. The American people were supposed to get dealt a new hand

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L9Pm TIL Paul Van Riper gained notoriety after the Millennium Challenge 2002 wargame where he easily sank a whole US carrier battle group in the simulation with an inferior Middle-Eastern “red” team in the first two days.
kxl4 TIL of the largest hotel suite in the world, located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700
kOKO4 TIL That 523 mostly one of a kind, lost silent films from around the gold rush era, were found buried beneath the permafrost, they were used to fill in a swimming pool and make a skating rink in the small town of Dawson City Yukon
neA6d TIL Olympic Pole Vaulter Sergey Bubka was being payed $100,000 every time he set a world record, he subsequently set the world record 35 times.
8ae64 TIL Bumblebees and some species of solitary bees use resonant vibration to gather pollen; they grab a flower and move their flight muscles rapidly, causing the pollen to dislodge