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TIL that LMFAO are an uncle and nephew duo

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oRkNL TIL writer James Clavell was captured on Java in 1942 and sent to a Japanese POW camp, where he was feed a quarter of a pound (110 g) of rice per day, one egg per week and occasional vegetables.
N1rN TIL Al-Jazari, a 12th-century Kurdish polymath, invented the crankshaft, piston engine, valve, cam, mechanical clock, combination lock, hydropower driven water supply system, and the first programmable humanoid robot. Leonardo Da Vinci was inspired by his work.
wLppJ TIL FARC got tricked into giving up their most high profile hostage and 14 others. The Colombian army made up a NGO which would transfer captives by helicopter. Once aboard the chopper, the soldiers revealed the ruse and arrested the militants, freeing all hostages. Not a single shot was fired.
APro TIL That in 1894 there was the “Great Horse-Manure Crisis” in New York City and London. Where some envisioned that in 50 years time the streets of London would be buried under 9 feet of horse manure. The problem was solved with the invention of the automobile.
YXPZ TIL the logo of the Royal New Zealand Air Force is the kiwi, a flightless bird.