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TIL more US soldiers died in the First Gulf War from accidents and friendly fire than were killed by enemy fire

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jNk4a TIL of Operation Underworld. During WWII the U.S. government worked with Mafia families to secure the country's northeastern ports. They provided protection against spies and saboteurs, avoided wartime labor union strikes, and limited theft by black-marketeers of vital war supplies and equipment.
ljB1 TIL while filming “Blues Brothers,” John Belushi disappeared from the set. Dan Ackroyd went door to door looking for him. A homeowner told him, “Oh, you mean Belushi? He came in here an hour ago and raided my fridge. He’s asleep on my couch.”
OmRY TIL Dung Beetles are the only animal on Earth other than Humans to use the stars for navigation
ZWD4 TIL there is an “official” unicode anger symbol. It’s ? which represents veins on your forehead when your blood pressure rises.
Zp4vQ TIL the Olympic Village where athletes stayed for the 1980 games was a prison. Funding to build the accommodations would only approved if it could be used for something else after the games concluded. It became a federal correctional institute.