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TIL there was an attack on the United States Capitol building in 1954 by Puerto Rican nationalists that resulted in 5 congressmen being shot

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V9vp Til: Zhou Youguang, the creator of the Chinese phonetic writing system (pinyin), is still alive at the age of 110
mxKAv TIL Female Elephants Are Called Cows, and Their Babies Are Called Calves.
b9p7Z TIL Nancy Wake was a secret agent during WWII. In 1944, she led 7000 guerrillas to defeat 22000 German soldiers, killing 1400 Germans and only losing 100 men. They accounted for 70% of the Germans killed by the French resistance, yet their fatalities made up only 1% of the French resistance deaths.
vGbr TIL Mattel filed a lawsuit against Aqua’s record claiming that their hit song “Barbie Girl” damaged their Barbie brand. After finding MCA Records not guilty, the Judge concluded his opinion by writing “The parties are advised to chill.”
7PL7 TIL McDonald’s is no longer the world’s largest restaurant chain - Subway now has more outlets open worldwide than McDonald’s.