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0wE0A TIL Sindberg is virtually unknown in his home country of Denmark but considered a folk hero in China where he is estimated to have saved 20.000 during the Nanjing massacre. Armed only with the Danish flag he held off the Japanese from entering the makeshift shelter he set up in a cement factory.
P118n TIL: Gastroliths are rocks swallowed by some animals that remain in the digestion track to aid in digestion
1Ddd TIL that the United States is on par with Russia and China in terms of internet surveillance,censorship, and restrictions according to Reporters Without Borders
VMQZG TIL that Winnie Mandela, wife of Nelson Mandela, operated private security called the Mandela United Football Club, which was responsible for kidnappings, torture, and murder, including that of a 14 year old boy. She is said to be responsible for at least 15 deaths.
OGeWL TIL that the sales of Blue Tang Fish did not increase after the movie Finding Dory. The Nemo effect isn't true thankfully.