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TIL 1.7 million packages are stolen from US porches every day
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TIL: About the naval term - broom at the masthead. It meant that a vessel had made a clean sweep of enemy vessels. Ships literally hung a broom from the mast of a ship. Commonly used in WW2, it dates back to the 17th century.
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TIL Robin Williams loves video games so much he named his 2 children after game characters.
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TIL that a 70-year-old WW2 veteran stole a Soviet T-34-85 tank during a protest in Hungary, and drove it toward riot police to stop them from shooting rubber bullets into the crowd. He was later arrested, but released without charges. [video]
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TIL Harpo Marx was a Cold War spy
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TIL that the only purpose shark fin serves in shark fin soup is to provide texture. All the flavor comes from the other ingredients