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TIL during the Second World War, Rolex’s German founder let British POWs order any watch they liked, and then pay for it whenever they wanted to.

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EYvV TIL When challenged to prove her claims, a proponent of Breatharianism (living without food or fluid of any sort) lasted four days before suffering acute dehydration
ROwj TIL, Dolphins in Brazil force fish towards fishermen, signal when nets should be thrown, then share the catch.
JYpQV TIL after the Vietnam war, Vietnamese farmers reused external fuel tanks dropped from US aircraft to create makeshift canoes and riverboats.
J1aMj TIL of the battle of changping which cost 1 million lives between 262BC-260BC
v1bgL TIL a man was arrested because he was pissed off at Bank of America for freezing his account leaving him peniless, that he placed a bag of his own urine and fish bait to rot into their Safety Deposit Box as a form of justice.