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TIL of the Conch Republic; When Key West of Florida seceded from the United States and declared war in 1982, only to surrender one minute later and apply for $1 billion of foreign aid.

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Bg89x TIL: a former Italian porn star, Carlo Massi, quit porn to do research in applied mathematics, got his PhD, taught real analysis, became a professor, and then got sacked for being a former porn star. He sued and won against the university.
0dbG5 TIL while sailing in the Vendée Globe (a solo around-the-world race), Tony Bullimore ran into winds in the Southern Ocean that reached 100mph, capsizing his boat. He managed to find an air pocket in the upside-down vessel in pitch darkness & survived there for 4 days with only a chocolate bar to eat
JYRev TIL that President Truman's decision to relieve Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951 may have been decisive in preventing the outbreak of a global nuclear conflict.
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