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TIL the Singaporean military was established by Israel

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4Xa7g TIL 15 years after the US allied with France to defeat Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, the US switched sides by allying with Great Britain to defeat France in the "Quasi-War of the Atlantic". The United States won both times.
6eQm TIL that during Napoleons 6 day stay in Malta he; reformed national administration, created twelve municipalities, created a public finance administration, abolished all feudal privileges and slavery, framed a family code, nominated twelve judges and established public education.
w1DP TIL that human feces is not made primarily of undigested plant material or fiber, as commonly thought. Bacteria make up to 60% of the dry mass of human feces.
4wWb TIL learned that in the 1790s, the Guillotine was so popular, they made child sized one for kids to behead their dolls and rodents, and the wealthy had tiny ones on their dining table, for slicing bread.
aZ8o TIL Air Conditioning was invented today (July 17) in 1902 by Willis Carrier