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TIL the Yugoslav frigate Split is the only ship in the world which shelled the city it is named after

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JYrlk TIL: 34 States (+ DC) with No-Excuse Absentee Voting
grnMW TIL Actress Kayden Kross appeared nude in a footage of Breaking Bad called "Chicks and Guns". She danced for 14 hours but despite this, the 8-minute footage never made the final cut and was only made available on DVD release.
xZRb TIL the One-child Policy introduced by the Chinese government in the late ‘70s ended on January 1, 2016, when it was changed to a Two-child Policy. Under the new rule, couples still have to ask permission to have a second child.
D1a9Y TIL that food waste is one of the major sources of water consumption world-wide and reducing food waste is one of the most important ways an individual can impact their water-usage footprint.
xVXyo TIL About the "Candy Bombers" who in addition to provided air drops of food to starving people in Berlin during the Soviet blockade also dropped candy for the children. An act that continues today during food drops.