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TIL Contrary to the popular joke, France is actually the most successful military power in history.

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Vgj8 TIL that a Belgian man who was being evicted from his home when he cheated with his wife, rigged his house up with over 20 firearm traps. He even made a riddle for the next home owners but accidently shot himself with one of the traps. The Military anti-mining team took 3 weeks to disarm 19 traps.
aZD9 TIL that in Russia, Jews were believed to have a a secret vegetable they eat so they don’t become alcoholics. Anti-semitism was justified because they refused to share their magic vegetable
w06W TIL there is a star in our galaxy that is 5 billion times volume of our sun.
5rXQ TIL Bill Murray was paid $9,000 for his role in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore. He also gave Wes a $25,000 check to pay for a helicopter scene the that the studio wouldn’t finance
MroK TIL If a Bald Eagle loses a feather, it will lose the same feather on the other side to remain balanced