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TIL that if the Netherlands stopped all water management 40% of the country would be flooded within weeks.

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R5WvQ TIL that the colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard is a king penguin named Nils Olav III
xVm41 TIL during takeoff, until past 10'000 feet, airline cockpits are "sterile" meaning any discussion must be related to the flight and nothing casual.
M7Y0V TIL that during the Siege of Suiyang, General Zhang Xun killed his own concubine as food for the hungry soldiers defending the city to convince them that such extreme sacrifices were worth it.
oyV8 TIL: Reed Hastings started Netflix out of frustration over a $40.00 late charge from Blockbuster for Apollo 13.
BrX1L TIL of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. The mysterious unsolved death of 9 hikers who tore through their tents naked in sub-0 temperatures. 7 died of hypothermia, one of a fractured skull, one female team member had her tongue and eyes missing. Offical cause of death: "unknown compelling force"