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TIL the Department of Defense sprayed several U.S. warships with various biological and chemical warfare agents, without notifying the personnel nor giving any protective clothing

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j6X6n TIL that UK used to do "virginity tests" at their airports on women coming from South Asian countries, these exams used to also occur on women at British High Commissions in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In 2021 this procedure was officially made illegal and criminalized in England and Wales
gM7gA TIL that there is an English word equivalent to the German word: Shadenfreude: Epicaricacy, which means to derive pleasure from another's misfortune.
X0AXQ TIL that in 1615 a party of Spanish whalers were left stranded in Iceland. The Spaniards stole a locals fish and in retaliation a group of Icelanders massacred the robbers. Due to this the sheriff declared all Spaniards were criminals. Only in 2015 after a memorial of the dead,the decree was revoked
J9Av TIL a prison in Oregon had its windows sandblasted after residents complained that prisoners had better ocean views than the tax paying citizens.
ZkrD TIL A Chinese man kicked a dog who was in his parking spot. The dog came back the next day with his dog pals, and they attacked his car, chomping on fenders and windshield wipers.