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TIL that Godwin’s law states that “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1”

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yQvGl TIL that the Vietnamese word for shark literally translates to "fat fish" and the Afrikaans word for stapler literally translates to "paper vampire."
786Kr TIL of the 52 American submarines lost in WWII, three were destroyed when their own torpedoes circled back and hit them.
Lkxlr TIL about the Federation of American Scientists, a nonprofit group of scientists whose mission is to slow/reduce the spread of misinformation and offer transparency/resources for the general public and policy-makers.
nW88b TIL: USPS vehicles are not required to have a lincense plate.
7rabO TIL that some rainbows have only one color and it is called a "Monochrome rainbow".