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TIL CERN scientists presented the Higgs Boson findings in Comic Sans

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Z8rmQ TIL Sun Li Jen, a commander in the ROC in WW2 is known as “Rommel of the East” due to his military achievements in various campaigns. He is named the most capable Chinese field commander in WW2. He spent his last 30 years under house arrest in Taiwan due to suspicions on collaborating with the CIA.
rKo0 TIL that the Swedish government spent billions of dollars to find suspected Soviet submarines which turned out to be fish that communicate by farting
E1EEo TIL that in 18th century, the King of Sweden conducted an experiment to prove that caffeine was dangerous. It used two pairs of twins, each with one twin drinking three pots of coffee and the other three pots of tea for the rest of their lives. They all outlived the king and every doctor involved.
GRlG TIL over 100 Chinese elementary schools are sponsored by tobacco companies, where children under 10 are encouraged to use tobacco products and their uniforms bear cigarette logos.
o6jA TIL that Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed in November despite the fact that he was literally in jail on unrelated charges at the time of the crime.