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TIL that in 2005, Iraqi terrorists held an action figure hostage and tried to claim that it was a U.S. Soldier.

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16Bb8 TIL that If two pieces of similar metals touch in a vacuum, and if both pieces are perfectly flat and polished, they will indeed fuse to effectively make one new piece. This is called cold welding.
KYG14 TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakotoa which killed 36,417 people was so loud it was heard 4800KM away and the sound wave travelled the earth over 3 times
4kbXJ TIL about Patricia Meehan, a woman who was involved in a car crash on Montana Highway 200. After the crash, she was observed acting strangely and wandered off, disappearing into the night. Despite over 5,000 supposed sightings of her, she has never been located.
Me8lK TIL For a gun to work the bullets need to be slightly bigger than the barrel they are fired from
yVv5e TIL about Grace Annie Lockhart, the first woman in the British Empire to earn a bachelor’s degree