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TIL that the man commonly credited with inventing the sandwich was in charge of the Royal Navy during the American Revolution. His incompetent leadership was a factor in the American victory. It was said about him that "Seldom has any man held so many offices and accomplished so little."

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gvP9 TIL In the United States, fake abortion “clinics” set up by religious organizations outnumber real abortion clinics by about 2/1.
XE7dR TIL Pitcairn Islands are the least populated democratic nation in the world. Settled in 1789 by mutineers of the famous Mutiny on the Bounty, their descendants make up the bulk of the town's 50-ish residents. The wreck is even still visible underwater in Bounty Bay
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pr68 TIL: A single human male produces enough sperm in two weeks to impregnate every fertile woman on the planet.
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