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TIL Millie and Christine McKoy Were Conjoined Twins Born Into Slavery

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WGDN TIL: The shortest war in history was between The British Empire and the Sultan of Zanzibar. It lasted 38 minutes. The British suffered no casualties, while Zanzibar suffered 500. Afterwards, slavery was abolished in Zanzibar
WEL9 TIL that the Dutch word for fun is ‘lol’.
lVkB TIL that a Florida man was fined $48,000 for using a cell phone jammer everyday for 2 years while going to work
9WOB TIL: The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.
7rMmp TIL the colored beads in Silica Gel packets are a humidity indicator. If the beads are blue or orange the silica gel can still adsorb more moisture. If the beads are pink or green, then the silica gel is spent and can adsorb no more moisture.