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TIL During the Samoan Civil War of 1886-1894, Germany launched naval attacks on Samoa. The US responded by sending naval warships to confront the Germans. On March 15, 1889, the Apia Hurricane struck Samoa, sinking all the German ships and all but 1 American ship, practically ending the conflict.

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6EV4Z TIL that PowerPoint Karaoke is an improvisational activity in which a participant must deliver a presentation based on a set of slides that they have never seen before.
ANQjo TIL of Dan Black, a UK man who became paralyzed and fundraised for an experimental stem cell treatment to help him walk again. Upon reaching his a goal, he heard of a young boy who also needed the treatment. He donated all of the funds to the young boy and Dan Black still remains paralyzed today.
M7497 TIL On 28 January 1896, the first person to be convicted of speeding is believed to be Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, UK, who was fined 1 shilling plus costs for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h).
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