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TIL: There is a liquid that you can breathe and recieve enough oxygen to be fully submerged and not drown.

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neMRr TIL DHL has been aquired by the Deutsche Post (German Federal Post Service) in 2002, after slowly buying up shares since 1998 and gaining controlling interest in 2001. DHL has since been used as the Express delivery service of the Deutsche Post.
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MdkW TIL that the man being executed in the infamous Saigon Execution photo had just been caught murdering police officers and their entire families, including women and small children.
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QJX96 TIL of the Raines Sandwich. In 1896, New York passed the Raines law to reduce Sunday drinking. The law had a loophole allowing bars to serve alcohol only with a meal. Staff added a sandwich to every drink order, then took it away, serving it to the next customer - the sandwich often lasted all day.