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TIL that insurance companies are themselves insured against big payouts from unforseeable disasters, and that this is called ‘reinsurance’.

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aeYJ TIL that pirates did actually follow a code of conduct (or “Articles of Agreement”), though specific rules varied between crews. Examples include democratic voting, no striking of another crew member while onboard, and specific sharing of “prizes” depending on rank.
oB6wA TIL that Saudi Arabia imports sand from Australia and the UK
WkOAd TiL When F4 Phantom pilots were carrying a nuclear payload, they were issued an eye patch. Before they flew into the target area, they would put the eye patch on, just in case they accidentally blinded themselves with one of their own nukes, they'd still have one good eye. Link is a pilot interview
oB1kE TIL The only known armed Nazi military operation on North American soil was installation of Weather Station Kurt by a German u-boat team. It was accidentally discovered in 1977.
woK47 TIL Every mosquito species lands different on a surface and only the malaria carrying kind lands in a 45 degree angle. The other species land parallel to the surface