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TIL that the oldest continuously serving navy in the world belongs to Portugal.

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4XAbN TIL of Anthony Mascarenhas, a Pakistani journalist who dared to write the truth about the atrocities committed by Pakistan in Bangladesh in 1971. He flew to UK to ‘visit a sick sister’ and agreed to get it run in the Sunday Times. The story ran the day after he snuck his family out of Pakistan.
VBdLk TIL That Wessel van Diepen started the band LA Style, famous for the 91' hit "James Brown is Dead", went on to create the band Vengaboys and the hit "We Like to Party"
DGOP TIL Some trap jaw ants use their spring-loaded mandibles to literally hurl themselves away from danger. These ants use their lighting fast jaws not only to catch prey but also to engage in “ballistic jaw propulsion.” Video in the article.
awga0 TIL: A PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art designed a lethal roller coaster, made to take lives "with elegance and euphoria". It was only conceptual, but would kill its passengers due to the immense g-force, if ever built.
rXPd TIL the Hollister store chain threatened to sue merchants in the city of Hollister, California who sold shirts that had the city’s name on it.