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TIL that the popular sports game Football Manager is cited as a factor in 35 divorce cases

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p8nDp TIL in 2007, a North Korean cargo vessel was captured by Somali pirates. Its distress signal was responded to by a nearby US destroyer, which provided medical assistance to injured NK sailors who were able to retake the vessel. It led to an unprecedented statement of gratitude by North Korean media.
e0pBb TIL the CIA planned to kick the British off of the Falklands, send them to Scotland, and give the islands to Argentina.
D1YZJ TIL that the U.S. has a higher maternal mortality rate than Iran, Libya or Turkey...
Vl6m TIL that 18-year-old teenager helped scientists study her own rare type of cancer, and together they discovered a gene flaw possibly involved in the disease’s growth
BgxBr TIL about the Montevideo Maru, a Japanese naval ship sunk in 1942 by a U.S. submarine whose crew was unaware it was carrying over a thousand prisoners of war. It remains Australia's worst-ever maritime disaster, and the wreck was discovered only last week.