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adJZ TIL that there is a small group of Filipino Marines living about a rusting grounded Ship in the middle of the South China Sea, they are the only thing that stands between ever pressing Chinese Fishing and Warship vessels from De facto control of the Area.
vPP5j TIL: Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi, was named after Steve's favorite crocodile
WlJX TIL That the officer in charge of guarding Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theater left his post to go drinking at the same bar where John Wilkes Booth was building up the courage to shoot the President.
d8eQd TIL it would take several months to reach the speed of light at a rate of acceleration that the human body can withstand (without inertia manipulation)
ZPoa TIL Germans have a running gag where they pretend the town of Bielefeld does not exist. Even when Angela Merkel talked about a meeting she had in Bielefeld, she added: “…if it exists at all.” Bielefeld has even released a statement insisting their existence, but unknowingly published it on April 1.