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TIL that Gaddafi sponsored financially struggling German ice hockey team, to promote his Green Book on their jersey. It was dropped soon after because of backlash.

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nWaPb TIL that the divorce rate of Navy Seals is over 90%/The average length of a marriage is 8 years
EgYAx TIL about Aazhawigiizhigokwe - the only Ojibwe woman to ever become a full warrior, permitted to carry weapons, wear war paint, take part in ceremonies, raids, and hunting expeditions, as well as speak before the tribal council
yQeJ8 TIL Kodak invented the digital camera in 1975 but hid the invention because they feared it would jeopardize photographic film sales
P11nG TIL that some Fish give birth through their mouths
jb9p TIL of a man who invented flexible glass. After the Emperor tested his claim he swore that only he knew the technique. Emperor Tiberius then had the inventor beheaded fearing that such a material would undermine the value of gold and silver.