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TIL that many of the velociraptor sounds in Jurassic Park were actually distorted recordings of tortoises mating

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4XZO5 TIL that the UK invaded Iceland on May 10, 1940, fearing that the Germans would invade it first. Despite a shortage of weapons, an only partially trained force of 746 newly activated Marines, and a lack of surprise, the British were victorious. No one was injured, except for one UK suicide.
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