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TIL German is the second most used content language on the Internet

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jNBOR TIL the kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by a grenade thrown by a Navy SEAL during a failed rescue operation. The SEALs did not immediately notify senior officers about throwing the grenade; this breached military law, and a number of sailors were disciplined
GYkLE TIL that Odie from the Garfield Comic wasn’t originally John’s pet. A roommate, Lyman, brought Odie in before inexplicably disappearing from the strip himself.
v1YD TIL that cats have a non-fatal terminal velocity of around 60mph, and when falling (after relaxing and orienting themselves) they merely ‘parachute’ to earth like a squirrel.
4XYMg TIL a bridge in Ireland that was designed to swing open for ships couldn't be opened for four years because someone lost the remote control
E166w TIL that Sir David Attenborough is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K.