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TIL that two 6-year olds were suspended from school for playing cops and robbers and forming their fingers into an imaginary gun

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Y7aDx TIL Chiquita is the successor to the United Fruit Company. The company has been fined for sponsoring paramilitary groups atleast as late as 2004.
GYWx1 TIL the Gospel of Thomas is an ancient text written in Coptic and discovered in 1945. It contains only direct quotes from Jesus. Some scholars date the age of the document to within 10 years of Jesus's life. It makes no mention of crucifixion, resurrection or a final judgment day.
wLnp1 TIL in 1714, a Norwegian captain and an English captain had a 14-hour long ship fight. Afterwards, both ships were badly damaged and the Norwegian captain was running out of ammo. He sent an envoy to the English ship, asking if he could borrow some of their ammo. They said no.
KO09G TIL that scientists were able to create a material that is similar to wood. It was made using shrimp cells and it can be modified to be magnetic, water-resistant, and fire-resistant
nWnWW TIL that in 1944, double agent Arabel/Garbo was awarded the German Iron Cross and, four months later, the Order of the British Empire Medal. Along with Lauri Törni, he is one of the few people to have received a military distinction from both the Axis and the Allies.