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TIL Proof that Female Ejaculation is Just Pee

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yQ6nJ TIL Guatemala had a 36+ year long civil war during which the government committed mass genocide against the Maya. The military chief became the first person to be convicted of ordering forced disappearances and the president the first former head of state to be tried for genocide by his own country.
Eg0dW TIL Africa accounts for just 3% of the world's trade
69oMm TIL of the Pierce Arrow armoured anti aircraft lorry deployed by the Royal Marine Artillery in the First World War. Used from 1915 to 1917, it shot down over twenty enemy aircraft, having take out the first of these within two days of deployment.
l445 TIL that a US poll conducted in 2016 found, for the 8th year in a row, that “whatever” is considered to be the most annoying word.
j6eJR TIL that after the Italian surrender during WWII, 90% of US captured Italian POWs joined what are known as Italian Service Units. While still technically prisoners, they donned the American Army uniform and assisted with Allied war efforts through streamline war manufacturing and logistical support.