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TIL that Hawaii is not protected by NATO. An attack on any of the 49 other states would have to be considered by each NATO member as an attack on their own territory, but not Hawaii.

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a8MJ9 TIL Henry Ford is the only American mentioned favorably in Mein Kampf. Ford was also awarded the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, the highest medal Nazi Germany bestowed upon foreigners, for his antisemitic writing.
5Ydxk TIL about bog bodies. A bog body is a human cadaver that has been naturally preserved in a bog wetland. This is due to the acidic, low temperature, and low oxygen environment. They often retain their skin and internal organs. They are basically a pickled human.
5R9k TIL that Kevin Smith’s Clerks (1994) was filmed in black and white because of budgetary limitations, and not for any artistic purposes or expression.
6pkY TIL the difference between robbery and burglary is robbery is done with a victim present while burglary is performed when no victim is around.
kZAW TIL Tree roots from different trees can physically fuse together; “like connecting [the] blood vessels of two different people. One tree gives the other tree a permanent transfusion.”