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TIL Filipinos make up 1/3 of all seafarers in the world.

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1PJ7 TIL the Eruption of Krakatoa was so loud, it was heard over 3000 miles away, the equivalent of hearing a sound from Ireland while you’re in Boston. It also ruptured the eardrums of sailors over 40 miles away, killed over 36 thousand due to the eruptions and subsequent tsunamis.
OpB6 TIL that having a relative “removed” defines their generation gap relative to you. So your mother’s first cousin is your first cousin, once removed.
Bgr0e TIL Captain Robert Campbell whilst a prisoner of the Germans in WW1 asked the Kaiser to visit his dying mother in England. Surprisingly he was given permission, provided he returned to prison afterwards. He did
O5GY TIL: Due to differences in calendars, it is currently 2070 in Nepal and 2006 in Ethiopia.
6EN4J TIL that Singapore was expelled from Malaysia, making it one of the few times in history when a country has voluntarily divested itself of part of its own territory