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TIL that a Steam Engine Train brought down a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 during WWII

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9wPp7 TIL the Inuit town of Quaqtaq in far northern Quebec is named for tapeworms, after an old legend in which a native hunter expelled live parasites. The town has a post office, a small airport, and a hotel.
ZpxYQ TIL there is a tax payer funded educational center in Massachusetts that legally tortures autistic children into submission.
M748b TIL that there are ethnic groups in the African Congo Basin that do not have a word for and are confused by the concept of masturbation.
yV0ae TIL The average speed of male ejaculation is 28 mph / 45 kph
gEG7 TIL there is a grove of 16 olive trees in Lebanon that are at least 5,000 years old. They still produce olives and you can purchase olive oil made from them.