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TIL the first "mooning incident" resulted in the deaths of 10,000 Jews.

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NgbP TIL the Quartermaster on Pirate ships could veto the captain’s decisions whenever the ship was not chasing a prize or engaged in battle
r9rx TIL Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach everyday for over 27 years!
R7XQ9 TIL the average freight train is about 1 to 1¼ miles in length (90 to 120 rail cars). When it's moving at 55 miles an hour, it can take a mile or more to stop after the locomotive engineer fully applies the emergency brake.
x6lGB TIL 40-year-long Study: Extreme Hot or Cold Temperatures Linked to Heart Disease
8aYkP TIL In 1972, the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau captured two frames that appeared to suggest the presence of two large, unidentified animals. Three years later, in June 1975, a single camera captured what became known as the “Gargoyle shot” that appeared to show a large head with horny protrusions