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TIL there have been many times that less than 20 votes have made the difference. Your vote DOES count!

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5VMOR TIL the identity of the 'Somerton Man' was solved after 73 years, with the help of forensic genealogy
nWB7B TIL man flu is real: men have more crushing symptoms from flu than women
J1gYk TIL The Geneva Convention allows belligerents to take patients of hospital ships as prisoners of war, but not the staff
WaOd TIL that after the city of Rome was sacked in 410, the emperor Honorius was told that “Rome has perished”, which he interpreted to mean that his prized chicken “Rome” had died. When told it was the city instead, he breathed “a sigh of relief.”
1aX6d TIL There is an American man on a mission to own every pair of Vans shoes ever made. He has close to 1,000 pairs scattered around his shops, homes, and he got exhibitions around the world