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TIL That 38% of world wide unprovoked shark attacks occur in Florida.

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Bkne TIL the Khmer Rouge’s “Killing Fields” genocide spilled over the border into Communist Vietnam, resulting in the massacre of over 3,000 Vietnamese. Vietnam responded by invading Cambodia and overthrowing the Khmer Rouge.
WK79 TIL French mercenary Bob Denard participated in conflicts in Indochina, Algeria, Rhodesia, Yemen Iran Nigeria Benin Gabon Angola Zaire & The Comoros. In 1968 he invaded Katanga with 100 men on bicycles. He led 4 coups in The Comoros including once taking control of the country in 3 hours with 30 men
e0YV5 TIL that a teaspoonful of a neutron star weighs six billion tons
165WD TIL that there are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe
P9dJ TIL that the Australian Classification Board has the power to ban small breasted pornography