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TIL scuba divers dive backwards to keep boats stable

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jnZQ Today I learned that the Retiarius, a type of gladiator who fought with a net and trident while wearing little armour, was considered effeminate for his use of evasion and entrapment. They were the lowest class of gladiator as a result, despite having the advantage in fights.
gMQEA TIL that numerous countries have very different names in their native languages: China is Zhōngguó, Egypt is Misr, South Korea is Hanguk, North Korea is Chosŏn, Hungary is Magyarország, Armenia is Hayastán, Albania is Shqipëria, Georgia is Sak'art'velo, Bhutan is Druk Yul, and many more
ADlNl TIL the deadliest conflict since the Second World War was the Second Congo War (1998 - 2003) which has caused >5 million deaths. Hostilities have not ended yet today in 2018.
NXnmb TIL that there are only two escelators in the entire state of Wyoming in the United States. The most recent of them was built in 1979. Both of them are also located in bank buildings for Hilltop National Bank and First Interstate Bank in the states second most populous city of Casper.
dxXZ TIL that the phrase “You’ve got guts” originated from the American Civil War era during which over 211,000 soldiers were diagnosed with chronic diarrhea. Because of its frequency, the expression arose that a man “had to have good guts to be a good soldier.”