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TIL: John Sedwick made fun of his troops for being afraid of being shot by snipers, his final words were “they couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance” right before being shot and killed by a sniper

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0Yyy TIL that in the Articles of Confederation, Canada was invited to join the United States should it seek independence. This applied only to Canada unless nine states said otherwise.
1jZr TIL: The German word for “selfie stick” is deppenzepter, which roughly translates to “idiot staff”
GYQME TIL that people spend about 6 years of a typical lifetime dreaming. We also cannot dream and snore at the same time.
yQ45l TIL no matter what height a squirrel falls from, it will almost always survive due to its relatively low terminal velocity.
JY4nm TIL That during 2020 Nova Scotia Attack (Canada's worst murder spree), the RCMP tried to block the 911 recordings from being released to the public, because it proved they knew more the killers movements than they let on. As a resident of NS, I believe these need to be shared.