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TIL the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) was so devastating that it wiped out 60–70% of the country’s entire population, and is listed in the Guinness World Records for the highest proportional death toll from war for any single country.

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TIL the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) was so devastating that it wiped out 60–70% of the country’s entire population, and is listed in the Guinness World Records for the highest proportional death toll from war for any single country.

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TIL the experimental ‘Sprint’ anti-ballistic missile went 0 to Mach 10 in only 5 seconds, w 650,000 lbs thrust on a 7,500-lb body. For comparison, a Minuteman III ICBM makes ~200,000 lbs thrust despite weighing >10× more, and a Boeing 747-8 maxes @ ~266,000 lbs while weighing >100× more than Sprint.

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TIL that People v. Levi Weeks (1800) is considered the first murder trial in the United States to have a full, formal transcript. Weeks was accused of killing Elma Sands and was defended by Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.

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TIL only 3 countries don’t use feet for flight levels (the altitude a plane flies at): China, Mongolia, and North Korea. Russia and Tajikistan use a blended system of metric at lower altitudes.

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