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TIL in the early 1860s the New York based William H. Webb Shipyard in New York built two ironclad warships for the Italian navy.

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XOgR TIL that when a dignitary complained to President Theodore Roosevelt about Alice Roosevelt (his daughter) smoking on top of the White House, Roosevelt replied, “I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both.”
yypM TIL that the German word for “jack of all trades” (Eierlegende-wollmilchsau) literally means egg-laying-wool-milk-pig thereby describing the perfect animal that provides wool, milk and, finally, bacon.
vpnL TIL that the current mayor of Davao city, Phillipines is noted for transforming the city from the murder capital of the nation to “the most peaceful city in Southeast Asia” through vigilante means and toleration of extrajudicial killings of alleged criminals. Time magazine dubbed him “The Punisher”.
8m8G TIL a fighter pilot got his sexual assault conviction thrown out after a General disregarded the findings of a jury that found him guilty. The decision cannot be appealed.
X0nYr TIL In 1942, the Japanese invaded the Aleutian island of Attu, capturing 42 Unangan (Aleut) residents and deporting them to a prison camp on Hokkaido. In 1943 the American forces retook the island in intense combat. Only 26 of the Unangan captives survived and none ever returned to Attu.