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TIL Muhammad Ali fought in an early version of MMA

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v1r0j TIL That screws are "righty tightly, lefty loosey" because right handed people are more common and arm supination(forearm rotation outward) is stronger than pronation(inward) for right handed individuals. This way tightening bolts uses the most torque. This is why you're left hand can loosen easier.
4GlJ TIL The US military sends its doctors to Chicago to give them practice for gunshot wounds
neEL7 TIL that in 1815, dentistry as we know it today was in its infancy - and the mouths of the rich were rotten. So they took teeth for their dentures from the bodies of tens of thousands of dead soldiers on the battlefield at Waterloo.
0dOgj TIL In 1953, an Australian Army Centurion Mk 3 was placed 500yds from a 9.1kt nuclear test. The tank remained structurally intact; its engine stopped as it ran out of fuel. After refueling & minor repairs, it returned to service & later saw combat in Vietnam, earning the nickname “The Atomic Tank” .
wRQ1 TIL that Missouri has extremely loose alcohol laws. Not only is public intoxication legal under state law, but it’s illegal for local governments to illegalize it; furthermore, one can drive from St. Louis to Kansas City with an open container, closing it only when passing through five towns.