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TIL that General Eisenhower, among other WW2 military leaders, thought the atomic bomb to be completely unnecessary and excessively cruel.

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Q4g9 TIL Canadian engineers wear a steel ring on their little finger as a reminder of the obligations and ethics of the profession after the same bridge collapsed twice in 1907
78JAp TIL about Willie Pep, one of boxing’s greatest featherweights. He had an astonishing 229 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw, and was 62-0 until his first loss.
78Prb TIL that the once-ubiquitous "Mmm... Toasty!" Quiznos sandwich chain, which had 4700 locations in 2007, closed over 90% of their stores in the space of the following decade. It was the largest and fastest collapse in industry history.
N7moP TIL of the song "Ngge Loves a Watermelon", also known as that melody played by ice cream trucks.
Oo1Va TIL about India's mysterious Special Frontier Force (SFF) unit, which has been instrumental in occupying some key heights on the LAC with China in Ladakh to thwart any occupation by the Chinese troops.