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6ENXW TIL that the Germans thought that the shotgun was too inhuman a weapon, and lodged a complaint against the US.
8aO7P TIL that three Lithuanian comedians payed their 15 000Lt (~4500euros) fine in white cents (1, 2 and 5 cent coins). The amount of coins weighed around 700 kilos.
wooKo TIL that the first piece of legislation passed by the 1st U.S. Congress was the Tariff of 1789, which levied a 50¢ per ton duty on goods imported by foreign ships. President Washington signed the act and the money was used to pay off the Revolutionary War debt.
e0ZmE TIL about Jack Churchill, the man who ran into battle in WW2 with a longbow and sword
Ype0Z TIL there is a small settlement in Africa called Singapore