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TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." (en.wikipedia.org)

From Wikipedia: In 1958, while he was an airman first class, his commanding officer recommended him for an early honorable discharge. “In summary, this airman, although talented, will not be guided by policy,” chief of information services Colonel William S. Evans wrote to the Eglin personnel office. “Sometimes his rebel...

TIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animals (www.peepultree.world)

TIL the very first animated feature film was "Creation" by Pinto Colvig, made in 1916. It has been lost and only a few frames remain, but Colvig went on to be the voice of Goofy and the original Bozo. (blueprintdigital.com)

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TIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in nature (starwars.fandom.com)

TIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerity (medium.com)

TIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling works (www.cbc.ca)

TIL: About Foxfire a Bioluminescent Fungus (en.m.wikipedia.org)

I first heard about it as being used to mark gauges on a 1770s submersible so the operator could read them in the dark....

TIL: There is a species of penguin that lives in the southern point of Africa. (African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin.) (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL: How DuPont Knowingly Poisoned Americans With PFAS For Over 50 Years (medium.com)

TIL this Fun Fact: Unfortunately, Chainsaws Were Invented for Childbirth (www.pharmacytimes.com)

So… yep.

Today I learned you can run doom from motherboard BIOS. (www.pcgamer.com)

Idk how many other games you can do this with but I thought it was interesting.

TIL that in 2014, a photographer tried to copyright a monkey's selfie and sue Wikipedia for it. (en.wikipedia.org)

The EFF soon created a crossword, overlaid it on top of the monkey, and featured it on their website....

A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark (www.smithsonianmag.com)

TIL Catwoman canonically has a sidekick (batman.fandom.com)

TIL: Gamergate's have interesting hierarchy and can replace the queen (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL states that passed laws allowing a married person to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse saw female suicide decline by 20 percent (www.nber.org)

TIL: After the 1963 March on Washington, the FBI singled out Martin Luther King Jr. as a major COINTELPRO target (medium.com)

TIL Shrek is based on a very weird book (www.polygon.com)

Didn’t even knew there was a shrek book, much less that he had laser-eyes. wtf the book looks better than the movie...

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TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animals (www.peepultree.world)

TIL the very first animated feature film was "Creation" by Pinto Colvig, made in 1916. It has been lost and only a few frames remain, but Colvig went on to be the voice of Goofy and the original Bozo. (blueprintdigital.com)

TIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in nature (starwars.fandom.com)

TIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerity (medium.com)

TIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling works (www.cbc.ca)

TIL: About Foxfire a Bioluminescent Fungus (en.m.wikipedia.org)

TIL: There is a species of penguin that lives in the southern point of Africa. (African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin.) (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL: How DuPont Knowingly Poisoned Americans With PFAS For Over 50 Years (medium.com)

TIL this Fun Fact: Unfortunately, Chainsaws Were Invented for Childbirth (www.pharmacytimes.com)

Today I learned you can run doom from motherboard BIOS. (www.pcgamer.com)

TIL that in 2014, a photographer tried to copyright a monkey's selfie and sue Wikipedia for it. (en.wikipedia.org)

A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark (www.smithsonianmag.com)

TIL Catwoman canonically has a sidekick (batman.fandom.com)

TIL: Gamergate's have interesting hierarchy and can replace the queen (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL states that passed laws allowing a married person to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse saw female suicide decline by 20 percent (www.nber.org)

TIL: After the 1963 March on Washington, the FBI singled out Martin Luther King Jr. as a major COINTELPRO target (medium.com)

TIL Shrek is based on a very weird book (www.polygon.com)

TIL: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Family Originally had the Surname Mileikowsky When They Came to Palestine from Poland in the 1920s (medium.com)

TIL Making a living writing books is more or less as rare as becoming a billionaire (www.theintrinsicperspective.com)

TIL Key West had an incredibly corrupt fire chief in the 70s. His name was "Bum" Farto, and not for the reason you would expect. (www.mentalfloss.com)

TIL the US government once banned sliced bread (www.mentalfloss.com)

TIL about Thomas Midgley and I wonder what's 'perfectly safe' today. (www.cnn.com)

TIL of research into genetically engineering humans for space and living on other planets. (www.space.com)

TIL catnip is safe and healthy for dogs and can act as a mild sedative (www.rover.com)