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TIL that Interpol was once headquartered in the same building as the Gestapo.

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1aL1d TIL Jack Livesey fabricated a military record that included service in the Falklands War, 20 years in the parachute regiment and reaching the Colour Sergeant rank. He worked as a historian and lecturer on the basis of these falsehoods; in reality he simply served as an army cook for 3 years.
xVRGg TIL Solitary bees are considered "super pollenators" with a 95% pollination rate compared to honeys bees at 5%
Xnl8 TIL there is a micro-nation named the Principality of Sealand 6 miles off the coast of Britain with an area of 6 acres. On 7/24 this year they hosted the first ever ‘Half-Marathon of Sealand’, which involved a treadmill.
new8Y TIL During the American Revolutionary War more Americans lost their lives from neglect aboard British prison ships in New York Bay than died in all the battles of the war
6eDJ TIL that while in the army Mr. T was given the punishment of chopping down trees. The sergeant didn’t tell him how many, so Mr. T single-handedly chopped down 70 in 3.5 hours.