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TIL: Cuba was caught sending Weapons to North Korea just over a year ago

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wowJE TIL of the Colditz Cock, a glider built by British POWs imprisoned in Colditz castle in WWII. Made mostly of stolen wood and cloth, the glider could fit two men and was constructed in an attic above the chapel. The POWs finished the glider just before being liberated, and it never flew.
1alkd TIL a pharmacist misread a woman’s prescription for dry eye medication and gave her a cream for erectile dysfunction instead. The woman suffered temporary chemical injuries to her eyes.
N7k8J TIL That the Country (now the National) party has governed Australia for a mere 84 days under 3 different PMs.
vkEx TIL that Michael Crichton only wrote his novel The Lost World, sequel to Jurassic Park, when being pressured by fans, critics and Steven Spielberg, who wanted to make another movie. It was the only sequel he ever wrote.
ZxZp TIL that FEMA uses Waffle Houses being open as an indicator of how bad a natural disaster is.