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TIL If cockroaches survive a nuclear holocaust, they will still die in our homes from cold and starvation

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kOVRB TIL the last US President who was fluent in a language other than English is Franklin D. Roosevelt, who spoke good French and German. Roosevelt died in office in 1945
nWrYW Till in 1936 a group of Imperial Japanese Army officers attempted to coup d'état Japan
dDXXB TIL drowning is not strictly when someone dies from inhaling water, but refers to the automatic neurological response to a breathing emergency due to submersion in water. You can have drowned with no water entering your lungs and have no later health complications.
nWWBY TIL about Dick Bong: an American Flying Ace with 40 victories in the Pacific Theater of WWII.
7rYZP TIL - Mexico was the second deadliest country after Syria in 2016, and 2017 numbers are expected to be even higher.