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TIL that since 1947, there has been several groups claiming to be the Free City of Danzig Government in Exile that aim to restore the independent city.

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YM4P TIL in 1913 it was legal to mail children. With stamps attached to their clothing, children rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by letter carriers. A newspaper reported it cost 53 cents for parents to mail their daughter to her grandparents for a family visit.
VMPap TIL in 1816, 147 shipwrecked Frenchman were stuck adrift on a makeshift raft when their captain cut the rope towing them. It took only 3 days for them to resort to cannibalism & only 15 survived to be rescued after 13 days. The aristocrat captain hadn't sailed in 20 yrs & it was 100% avoidable.
4kK6N TIL 5 oil pipe workers were sucked into an oil pipe. One made it out and requested help for the others but no one did a thing.
mA5E TIL Baker’s Dozen is 13, and you would be given 13 pastries instead of 12 , to avoid being fined due to some items being lower than statutory weight, or quality
R7kA6 TIL that most Koreans do not use deodorant due to a gene called ABCC11, which prevents sweat from producing odor.