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TIL that cranberries are harvested on marshy ground usually near wetlands. They grow as long running vines.

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lomv7 TIL The Imperial Japanese Army during WWII invented a 'suicide weapon' for its soldiers to use against tanks. It was a stick which had an explosive at its tip and the user would have to charge towards the tank and thrust it into the armor, which would then blow up along with the user.
GY1A1 TIL: People who suffer from gout are significantly less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
GrmG TIL when Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded, the executioner held her head aloft and said, “God save the Queen,” at which pointthe auburn tresses in his hand turned out to be a wig and the head fell to the ground, revealing that Mary had very short, grey hair.
dDA1B TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe
GY8p1 TIL about Erich Hartmann, a WW2 German pilot who was the most successful fighter ace of all time. He was tried and convicted by the USSR after WW2 for destroying “expensive” Soviet aircraft and was sentenced to hard labor, which he refused to do. He was later exonerated of all charges by Russia.