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TIL that smokers have lower rates of Parkinson’s disease

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b6maQ TIL of Gottlob Bumann, a Geman Omantic poet who hated a cetain lette of the alphabet between Q and S. He avoided it in all of the 130 poems he wote and efused to say his last name in eveyday convesation.
rRQMo TIL that when practicing for the D-Day landings in "Exercise Tiger" at least 749 Americans were killed by friendly fire and a "wolf pack" of 6 German E-boats who stumbled on the LST ships in the dark. D-Day was nearly called off because 10 officers who knew the exact plans went missing.
4ROw TIL in 1680, the Pueblo Indians of N.M., unified by leader Popé, drove off their Spanish oppressors for 12 years. Because of this, they were able to save their culture and beliefs, which still exist today. The Pueblo Revolt is considered the most successful Indian rebellion in American history.
BgrPD TIL a drop of rain that fell in Lake Superior in the 1650s would be reaching the Atlantic Ocean about now.
x8do TIL that one of the first prototype looping roller coasters had a perfectly circular loop. As a result, riders were exposed to approximately 12gs of force, and frequently suffered neck injuries while riding. The modern roller coaster loop uses a “tear drop” shape to reduce G forces significantly.