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TIL that an Iraqi military unit used helmets based on Darth Vader’s helmet because Saddam Hussein’s son was a huge Star Wars fan

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 3:04 pm

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What did General MacArthur and the U.S. government consider so valuable that they were willing to pardon the members of Japan’s Unit 731 during WW2?

by HistoryBuff August 30, 2022, 1:31 am

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TIL South Australia Police used to have a mounted camel unit as there was no other effective way to patrol the vast central deserts. The last mounted camels were retired in 1951.

by whatilearned August 14, 2022, 9:44 am

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I had intercourse of the sexual variety with the female parental unit of Xi.

by CopyPastaArchive August 13, 2022, 6:53 am

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Bennett is the best unit in the game.

by CopyPastaArchive July 26, 2022, 2:48 pm

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TIL “1” wasn’t considered a number by Ancient Greeks (even Aristotle & Euclid). Numbers were *multitudes* of units (1 was the unit). “One is the seed of number but not number.” This view didn’t change til 1701 AD, when 1 was defined as a number in the first math dictionary: “Mathematicks Made Easie”

by whatilearned July 18, 2022, 7:50 pm

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TIL Sparta was defeated in battle by an elite Theban unit called the Sacred Band. The unit was made up of 150 pairs of male lovers who would fight harder with their lover by their side.

by whatilearned July 16, 2022, 4:42 pm

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TIL about Grave, a unit of measurement used in the first metric system and predecessor to the kilogram. It was defined as the mass as a cubic decimetre of distilled water at 0 °C.

by whatilearned July 14, 2022, 6:53 am

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I keep farting at my neighbor through my air conditioning unit.

by CopyPastaArchive June 25, 2022, 1:29 am

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TIL of the Battle of Liberty Place in 1874. After a disputed election, the White League attempted to overthrow the government of Louisiana. The insurgency was put down with the help of former Confederate general James Longstreet leading a unit of African-American militia.

by whatilearned June 12, 2022, 6:16 pm

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TIL After the civil war 864 Medals of Honor were given out accidentally. 300 were supposed to be given to members of a unit, but after they discovered the 564 accidental ones, they realized the other 300 didn’t qualify for them either.

by whatilearned May 27, 2022, 3:12 pm

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Just saw that our local Police Department got 2 huge new trucks with “Criminal Gang Unit” labeled on the sides.

by cringeyjokesman May 20, 2022, 5:56 am

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