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TIL of Maximator, an intelligence alliance between the secret services of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. It is comparable to the "Five Eyes" and is named after a German beer.

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kJrP4 TIL about Tomáš Berdych's Wimbledon 2010 run - in the quarterfinals he beat Roger Federer, then Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Waiting for him in the final? Rafael Nadal. He lost the match.
NXyKM TIL … there are people who can control their goosebumps
m1NBY TIL mozzarella is made from water buffalo's milk
xBlb TIL: A mother sickened her son by feeding him massive amounts of salt (eventually killing him) because she liked the attention she got on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media for having a very ill child.
D1jQv TIL Saving Private Ryan (1998) was inspired by the story of the Niland brothers. Ryan was based on "Fritz" who served in the 101st Airborne Division and was close friends with Warren Muck and Donald Malarkey from E Company, 506th, later featured in Hanks and Spielberg's Band of Brothers (2001)