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TIL Bugs Bunny during World War II, was officially inducted into the marines, who discharged him after the war as a master sergeant.

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NXpOJ TIL the Philippine Independence Day was originally 4th of July, the date when the United States declared and recognized its independence on 1946 but later moved by the then Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal to June 12
4g8o TIL All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye’s lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
r0W4 TIL there is no longer any anti-venom available if you are bitten by a coral snake. Production of coral snake anti-venom ceased in 2008 because pharmaceutical companies found it to be unprofitable.
N4ge TIL During an interview about the casting of Jean-Luc Picard, Gene Roddenberry was asked by a reporter, “Surely they would have cured baldness by the 24th century?” Roddenberry answered, “In the 24th century, they wouldn’t care.”
N7r5e TIL: Blowing into a Nintendo game cartridge does not fix a game that won’t load by removing dust. The blowing is a placebo. It is the act of removing and reinserting the cartridge into the system that increases the chance of a good connection. Moisture in your breath may even damage your games.