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TIL that LED light bulbs don’t burn out; they just dim over time

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rR5P4 TIL of Dipprasad Pun, a Nepalese soldier during the War of Afghanistan who was attacked by 30 insurgents. Believing he was about to die, he expended all 400 rounds of his ammunition, launched 17 grenades, detonated a Claymore mine, and killed an attacker with his tripod, causing them to retreat.
GAY9g TIL that during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, the Conquistadors were joined by thousands of native allies who resented the Aztecs
9w4eB TIL that in American folklore, if you wash your laundry on New Year's Day, someone might die during the year.
kDl5 TIL Karl Marx sent a letter to Abraham Lincoln congratulating him on causing the death of slavery
rNyEe TIL about Mount Kumgang, a North Korean resort that was opened in 1998 for Southern vacationers during a time of increased North-South cooperation. However, South Korea suspended tours in 2008 when a SK woman was shot dead after wandering into an off limits area. It was later demolished in 2022.