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TIL Robert Remus AKA Sgt. Slaughter from the WWE never served in the military despite his character's gimmick. He received several Vietnam War draft deferments and even opposed the war, often protesting and demonstrating within the antiwar movement.

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1pY4 TIL The average male medieval peasant ate between 160% to 200% more calories than your average male now. Which kind of explains why it’s so hard to sustain 1500 calorie diets…
v1ALL TIL there’s a Trogdor! boardgame!
dDjl7 TIL the ViewMaster was introduced in 1939. Film and paper were scarce, and production nearly stopped due to WWII, but a contract to produce airplane and ship identification and range estimation reels saved the product. The military purchased 100,000 viewers and six million reels during the war.
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