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TIL Since most English pirates were from London, most pirates probably didn’t ‘talk like pirates’.

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kE6B TIL That scientists in the US and UK released large amounts of bacteria thought to be harmless to simulate biological attacks. The bacteria weren’t harmless and doctors were puzzled by mysterious infections. At least one person is confirmed to have died in relation to the bacteria.
ne8ZB TIL that Danielle Steel has sold over 600 million copies, outselling such iconic authors such as Stephen King and J.K. Rowling
QNxRe TIL British army tanks have a pair of eyes painted on them. A Chinese businessman insisted on this when he gave money for a tank during WW1. He said; "No got eyes, how can see? No can see, how can save? No can save, how can chop chop?" The 'Chinese Eye' is now a long standing tradition.
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J1Oev TIL that taking fingerprints of those arrested by law enforcers is an official practice which goes back to Ancient Babylon, during the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 BCE)