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TIL one of Australia’s deadliest creatures is a damn SNAIL

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0w0aR TIL The Gray Eagle Award is presented to the Naval Aviator on continuous active duty in U.S. Navy or Marine Corps who has held that designation for the longest period of time.
YA1Z TIL that pollution in London was once so bad, that some train lines used detonations as signals, because drivers couldn’t see the lights
OoEGe TIL about Reita Faria, the first Asian to win Miss World. A 66 to 1 longshot (people used to bet on beuty pageants), she won because of her then unique ambition to become a medical doctor.
PYxRO TIL That Intel created a working version of the "Pipe Dream" Machine from Animusic
Ynxx TIL that The United States pays Cuba $4,085 a month in rent for Guantanamo, but Cuba doesn’t cash the checks