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TIL a boy was conscripted into the Khmer Rouge at age 10 and layed thousands of landmines, but as an adult started clearing them with a stick and a Leatherman. His collection of defused bombs became the Cambodia Landmine Museum, which is also an orphanage for victims.

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DQp8D TIL that the Kingdom of Kongo was one of the longest lived in history, lasting in some way or another from c. 1390 to 1914 - about as much as the Western Roman Empire
bP6a TIL Victorinox, has been around for 130 years. And in all that time, the company has never downsized or laid off staff. They deliberately keep a high cash reserve and hire contractors when needed. In 2009 they boasted over 100 employees who’d worked with them for over 40 years.
79QO TIL that a 14 year old boy broke into Buckingham Palace and ran off with Queen Victoria’s underwear. He broke in again multiple times and in one of the instances, he was discovered under a sofa in the Queen’s dressing room.
W7E8L TIL in WW2, Japan interned 130,000 British, Dutch, and American civilians. 14,000 of them perished as a result
rN7Oo TIL that in September 1903, a school opened in Philadelphia that used the phonograph to teach parrots how to speak English, French or German. The school's founder, Mrs. Jacob Hope, launched the school with a record that repeated the phrase "Polly wants a cracker" 1000 times.