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TIL that Alaska congressman Mike Gravel spoke only French until the age of seven

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78JX TIL North Korea dug tunnels into South Korea to create a way to invade with out having to go through the DMZ.
R7Mv9 TIL there is a phenomenon in the UK called TV Pickup, during which an electrical surge/strain occurs as millions of people watching the same television programs all use their bathrooms or open their refrigerators at the same time during commercial breaks.
VBlW8 TIL of Rithmomachia, a complex medieval game similar to Chess, based on arithmetic.
NYme TIL that in 1993, an Indian airplane was hijacked at forced to land in Amritsar. Indian army Commandos then conducted an operation which killed 3 hijackers within 12 seconds, without any civilian casualties
6NnZ TIL Emperor Constantine did not make the Roman Empire Christian. He only made it tolerate Christianity. He supported both Christianity AND Paganism.