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TIL that Ethiopia has a unique calendar which is 7-8 years behind the rest of the world. The current year in Ethiopia is 2017.

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Z6dp TIL that in the state of New Hampshire, defense attorneys are legally entitled to inform juries of their right to return a not guilty verdict even when they believe a defendant is guilty, otherwise known as Jury Nullification
mW5R TIL that it took an average of 52,000 bullets to make a single kill by regular infantry units during the Vietnam War.
OoJy1 TIL During the Vietnam War the act of "Fragging" was when US troops would toss a grenade in their commanding officers tent; known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900...
4XVXb TIL when hedge fund manager Eddie Lambert merged Sears and Kmart into one company he was hailed as the next Warren Buffett, capable of turning around struggling businesses. Today he is blamed for running Sears and Kmart into the ground
78oVp TIL that John Mayer has a "SRV" tattoo on his arm for Stevie Ray Vaughn that is actually "SRU" because Stevie's guitar tech accidentally placed a letter U instead of a V on Stevie's guitar.