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TIL Putin wrote an oped for NYT in 1999 selling Intervention + Targeted Strikes on Chechnya

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Eggbx TIL Severe dehydration or dehydration of long duration typically takes 2 to 3 days to resolve with proper treatment.
wXnE TIL - One of the longest recorded sniper kill is nearly 1.75 miles and was shot by an Australian in Afghanistan last year.
e0Jbg TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Expos right out of high school. The Expo's General Manager claimed he had the potential to be "one of the greatest catchers ever."
j698v TIL in 2001 King Mswati III Imposed a ban on Sex with girls under 18. 2 months later he marries his 9th wife who was 17 and fined himself "1 Cow" for breaking the law. In 2005 he repeals the law so he can marry another girl who was aged 17 - then 3 months later he marries another 18 year old girl.
V7a0 TIL a man in New Mexico threw a live mouse into a fire. The fiery rodent then ran back into his home, which burned down.