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TIL that on July 13, 1854, the U.S. Navy bombarded and destroyed the Nicaraguan town of Greytown without a single American casualty, in retaliation for insults against an American diplomat and a shipping dispute.

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PY8Kg TIL that Dutch inventor Philip Nitschke also known as “Dr. Death” has created the worlds first suicide pod known as the “Sarco”. A button is pressed and the capsule is filled with nitrogen. The person will feel a bit dizzy but will then rapidly lose consciousness and die.
D1Voe TIL despite what Bugs Bunny cartoons tell us, carrots are like candy to rabbits and should only be fed as an occasional treat only to them; having too much can result in obesity
PY9dw TIL There are two entirely unrelated comic strips titled "Dennis The Menace". They both started on March 12th 1951, and continue on to this very day.
BrDAx TIL that the world record for the longest jump by a horse (Something, 1975, 8.4 m / 28’), is less than the human world record (Powell, 1991, 8.95 m / 29’ 4-1/4”).
XEJPD TIL that a Nielsens study found that the average hour of television in 2014 had close to 15 minutes and 30 seconds of commercials