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TIL a man committed a perfect crime and was caught anyway. While in jail, he investigated how this was possible and discovered a secret new surveillance device the government developed.

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dZR8 TIL Norway has no minimum wage, however Mcdonald’s workers make between 95 - 140+ kroner ($16-24USD) per hour depending on their age.
lKmB TIL that carbon nanotubes were used in a Damascus steel sword from the 17th century. It is thought that the nanotubes along with nanowires give the legendary steel its strength.
G4e4 TIL that Lisbon is nearly four centuries older than Rome, and is the second oldest European capital after Athens.
Pv0J TIL sunflowers can “remove up to 95% of uranium of contaminated water in 24 hours”. And “experiments in Chernobyl have demonstrated that they can concentrate on 55 kg of plant dry weight all the cesium and strontium radioactivity from an area of 75 m2”.
4kmmJ TIL Yang Kyoungjong, a Korean soldier, fought in three different armies during World War II. Drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army, he was captured and compelled to fight in the Red Army, then captured again and forced to join the German Wehrmacht, making him a veteran of three different armies.