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TIL in WW2, the British navy rescued a German cat that was floating on the wreckage of a sinking battleship. The cat went on to “serve” aboard several British ships and survived two additional sinkings

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Oo4Zg TIL in 1832, a US ship was captured by pirate Pedro Gilbert. After, he had part of filled with explosives, before setting it on fire with the crew trapped inside. However, they escaped and doused the flames, letting smoke billow out until the pirates had left. 6 weeks later, they returned to port.
wom7o TIL in a room with people of different levels of physical attractiveness, the most physically attractive individuals tend to seek out each other and only interact with each other...
WeJB TIL Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring’s younger brother Albert despised Nazism, and offered active resistance to the regime, including helping prisoners escape from concentration camps. He was arrested four times, but Hermann secured his release each time.
98OX TIL that the number of calories consumed by a beef cow in its lifetime is enough energy to launch itself out of a cannon at > escape velocity
b9Kvj TIL about the "Dorset Biological Warfare Experiments" which involved spraying South Dorset (UK) with various chemicals and bacteria, without the knowledge or consent of the inhabitants. The experiments took place in the 60's and 70's to see how much spread could occur from one aircraft. Answer: lots