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TIL that the the only US unit that regularly trains to chase nuclear weapons that fall into the wrong hands is SEAL Team 6, one of the toughest units in US military. The Black Squadron snipers (~100 members) is the most exclusive group within Seal Team 6, and the only one to admit female operatives.

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9Myr TIL that in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, Avengers members Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are a couple. And siblings. Seriously. That’s a thing that Marvel committed to.
neJOo TIL of the Great Green Wall of Africa (or the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel) being planted to combat the expansion of the Sahara Desert. Originally proposed in 1954 it is approximately 15% completed and will span 8,000 km across all of the African continent.
6EJYQ TIL Joan of Arc wanted to fight the Hussites, a Czech-based Christian sect deemed "heretical" by the Catholic Church. In a letter to the Hussites, she said that were she not busy fighting the English, she would march to Bohemia to relieve the Hussites "of either their heresy or their lives."
dDWAK TIL Turkmenistan banned non-white cars
ypav TIL that some criminals view an NRA sticker on your car as an invitation to break into your house to steal your guns