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TIL Americans pronounce the word “interesting” with four syllables, unlike the three in my country

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xOk5 TIL that during WWII, the Gestapo’s most wanted person was New Zealand born Allied agent Nancy Wake. Among her numerous exploits, she killed an SS soldier with her bare hands, to prevent him from raising the alarm during an undercover raid.
ep6Rk TIL: Never underestimate the wisdom of 50 year old dudes with military experience.
16WPr TIL By 1960 rail transport was so dominant in the USSR was hauling about half of all railway freight in the world (in tonne-km) and they did this on a rail system consisting of 10% of the world's railway length.
PylL TIL of “Herman the German”, one of four massive cranes built to lift German U-Boats during WW2. It was given to the US as post-war reparation, and still works today in the Panama Canal, after 70+ years of service.
wLN1Y TIL Father's Day was first officially declared a holiday by President Nixon in 1972.