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TIL Tsunamis also happen in the Mediterranean.

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P1nvV TIL that Walt Disney came up with the modern ski trail designations (green circle, blue square, black diamond).
7rJ7Z TIL the Stasi, East Germany's secret police force, employed around 90,000 full-time staff, assisted by around 170,000 unofficial informants and countless other occasional collaborators. It is estimated that there was one agent or informant for every 6.5 people living in the GDR.
OKW6 TIL that in 1919, a serial killer in New Orleans stated he would kill again, but would spare the occupants of any place where a jazz band was playing. On that night, all dance halls reached capacity and amateur bands played jazz at hundreds of house parties. There were no murders
wNP TIL that on July 4th, 1940 there were only 14 democracies remaining in the world. All other countries were dictatorships.
M0l0 TIL: a man modified a bulldozer into a tank and systematically destroyed several buildings in his town. Police were helpless and the rampage ended when the driver took his own life.