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TIL There was once an Irish Armed Invasion of Canada

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mxOYY TIL that Julia Child worked in the OSS during WWII. While serving in the OSS she helped develop a shark repellent to keep curious sharks away from underwater explosives. The repellent is still used to this day.
pBG8 TIL the number of men that get raped in America is higher than the number of women. The reason? Prison.
grVy TIL Male kangaroos have been known to give themselves blowjobs and female porcupines have been witnessed using wooden sticks as dildoes
e0G8k TIL that the lowest point in Louisiana is found in its largest city, New Orleans, an area that lies at an elevation of 8 feet below sea level. The average elevation of the city lies at 1 to 2 feet below sea level mainly owing to subsidence as much of the city had been constructed on swamp lands.
GAk41 TIL. The marathon distance of 26.2 miles is not the distance between Marathon and Athens, but was established by the Queen of England for the 1908 Olympics.