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TIL Germans have a tool to exactly cut boiled eggs. The tool is named an Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher.

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ayeo TIL of Captain Mbaye Diagne, a Senegalese unarmed military observer with the UN during the Rwandan Genocide. Alone and against orders, he used his UN vehicle to ferry hundreds of Tutsis and moderate Hutus to safety, bluffing, bribing and begging his way through checkpoints manned by génocidaires.
gMReW TIL that a ‘buttload’ is an actual measure - 500 liters. Technically a Butt cask, but still fun.
Rrn8 TIL Queen’s “We Are the Champions” was scientifically proven to be the catchiest song in the history of pop music
b6v5Z TIL that in 1955 A Japanese seaman still fighting since World War 2 was captured in Luzon, The Philippines. He committed suicide shortly after his capture when he learned of Japan's defeat.
YdXB TIL the mobile game “Send Me to Heaven” involves throwing your phone as high in the air as you can. the creator said he made it with the hope of destroying as many iPhones as possible, but Apple banned it from the App Store