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TIL that Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek's Dutch last name translates to "from the creek"

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78BpL TIL Argentina's Naval Aviation baptism of fire was on its own population. On 16 June 1955, 30 aircraft from the Argentine Navy and Air Force bombed and strafed Plaza de Mayo and opened fire on the population killing 300 and injuring over 800 in an attempt to assassinate Perón.
yQyRv TIL: On Sept. 16, 2017, 5,000 Juggalos marched on to Washington, D.C., to protest their gang classification
nw8B TIL That Joseph Stalin, despite being a fan of his films, considered ordering John Wayne’s assassination due to his vocal opposition to communism.
OOV7 TIL that the increase in Great White Sharks is due to the success in protecting seals and sea lions, which the sharks eat
M7oWW TIL that storks that are bit by arrows while migrating and survive are called Pfeilstörche