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TIL that babies born in international waters have their birth place listed as “AT SEA.” Those born in the air where no country claims sovereignty are listed as “IN THE AIR”

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PYPbZ TIL about Erwin Rommel's funeral. When the famous general and war hero was implicated in an assassination plot against Hitler, the Nazis let him commit suicide, in return for his family's safety. Rommel agreed, but demanded an apolitical funeral. The Nazis festooned his coffin was swastikas anyway.
OGxge TIL the first known recipe for a PB&J sandwich dates back to 1901
6Elm8 TIL each year about 100 US firefighters are convicted of arson. The issue is so prevalent that the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the FBI Behavior Analysis Unit both created profiles of an arsonist firefighter.
Jdvm TIL Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith is the lead singer of a Heavy Metal band called Wicked Wisdom
BrYle TIL that the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the first lighthouse in the world, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, constructed during the 3rd century BC and it was built of limestone from a quarry near the coast