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TIL in 1992 thousands of plastic yellow ducks broke free from a cargo ship on the Pacific. They floated halfway around the world for years and were used to study ocean currents.

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ek7D TIL In 1961 the French Police attacked a demonstration of Algerians on a Paris bridge. In the aftermath, many of the wounded were intentionally thrown into the Seine River and left to drown by authorities; 70-200 died.
Bdoy TIL that Prince Philip is one of the most gaffe prone people of all time, having once said “If you stay here much longer, you will go home with slitty eyes” to a British student while on a trip to China. Here is 90 of his best.
eEab TIL American fathers can be imprisoned for not having enough money to pay for their children
m1W5Y TIL using the instructed amount of washing detergent leaves clothes dirtier
m0ov TIL, Neil Armstrong used to tell unfunny jokes about the Moon, and follow them up with “Ah, I guess you had to be there.”