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TIL There’s a plan to rebuild the colossus of Rhodes
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TIL just how massive and well coordinated the opening air attack on Iraq was in Desert Storm. Multiple countries were involved, multiple types of different aircraft were used, and hundreds of aircraft in the air all at the same time, it was an incredible effort.
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TIL there is a cluster of oil wells on the campus of Beverly Hills High School that generates about $300,000 of revenue per year for the school.
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TIL Richie Ashburn hit a foul ball into the stands that struck spectator Alice Roth, breaking her nose. When play resumed Ashburn fouled off another ball that struck her while she was being carried off in a stretcher.
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TIL the first documented case of babies being switched at birth in NHS history
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TIL that 90% of Dutch, 89% of Norwegians, 86% of Swedes, and 86% of Danes can speak English, while only 85.18% of Canadians can.