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TIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.

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grEr9 TIL about the Battle of Jutland. Lasting only two days, it was the largest naval battle of the First World War, involving 250 ships and around 100,000 men. In the end, 6,000 British and 2,500 German sailors were dead. The British lost 14 ships to the Germans' 11.
kL6g TIL that in the UK there is a high court judge known as Mr. Justice Mann
D14YP TIL The Canadian military has developed a stealth snowmobile that is able to switch to "silent mode" for covert special ops missions in the Arctic
GAVxE TIL that roughly 1/3 of Japan's population live in just the Tokyo Metropolitan Area
9emG TIL that a student in China can secure a loan by providing nude images of themselves holding their student ID as collateral to be released online in case of a loan default