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TIL In WW1, the American shotgun was so effective in trench warfare that the Germans claimed that it violated the law of war.

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wLpj6 TIL about Stank Baker, a man who had been booked to fly on the 1931 Avro Ten Southern Cloud disappearance only to cancel his flight and travel by train instead which saved his life. Because of this, he gained a fear of flying which became justified when he was killed by another flight 19 years later
4XRE5 TIL That Phillips screws and screwdrivers should be called Thompsons. They were invented by John P. Thompson, who couldn't find a manufacturer and so sold the design to businessman Henry F. Phillips.
1ad4P TIL of the Movement for the Independence of Sicily, a Sicilian political party thats goal was the annexation of Sicily into the United States. Its best electoral result was in 1947, when it won 8.8% of the votes in the Sicilian regional election and had nine regional deputies elected.
WpRB TIL there is a statue on Rutgers that is said to whistle whenever a virgin walks by. Its been silent for 200 years.
R5yQ TIL that in Japan there’s a series of Melody Roads with grooves that, when driven over, play the song “Memories of Summer” through the vibrations in the car.