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TIL of the Corsican Conflict a currently ongoing war over Corsican independence that started in 1977 and has killed over 150 people

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jNN9j TIL that Marianas Trench is a United States National Monument
7dvL TIL in 2001 the Heinz Hero Dog of the Year was an Australian Blue Heeler that saved his elderly owner from an alligator attack in the dark. The woman had fallen in her yard at night. She heard the gator coming towards her before the dog ambushed it, fighting the reptile until it fled in defeat.
VManD TIL people who speak Icelandic can still understand the old Icelandic Sagas because of how little the language has changed over the past 1000 years.
e0dbE TIL Tennis athletes runs at least two times more distance than the most active American Football players in each of their respective matches.
wLQPW TIL that in 1965, Randy Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 24 minutes. It still holds the record for the longest, non-drug induced, attempt at staying awake