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TIL Wrocław Poland has Hundreds of Little Brass Gnomes Throughout the City

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KOlWE TIL That during WW2 there were around 250,000+ Filipino soldiers that fought for the allied forces and were promised the same compensation as their American counterparts, but in 1946 Truman signed the Rescission Act of 1946 which denied Filipino soldiers all of their benefits.
6Ey9m TIL There’s a newly discovered Pygmy Seahorse Species called Hippocampus Nalu—nalu referring to “here it is” since it was known to locals prior to its scientific discovery
07Wp TIL that the SR 71 design could actually go to mach 6 speeds if it wasn’t for the material melting past mach 3.3
XBOj TIL Northrop designed a cheap fighter that was so good, its considered one of the best fighters never to enter production. Despite not even entering service, it ended up saving the government huge sums of money because the existing competition dropped their prices to avoid letting it get any sales.
kJOn4 TIL: There are trees that some scientists say can walk up to 20m per year