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TIL about the us support for 1965 indonesia massacre

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gM0ZX TIL that John Parr and George Ellison, respectively the first and last British military casualties of World War I, are coincidentally buried in the St-Symphorien cemetery in Belgium, with their graves facing each other.
7r0Lr TIL In 1871, Judge R.B. Orb introduced avocados to California, which now accounts for 90% of avocado production.
yVMK8 TIL that male antechinus, a small Australian marsupial, engage in marathon mating sessions lasting up to 14 hours, after which they die due to stress-induced immune system collapse
QNvPp TIL the base tan is a myth and doesn't protect you from skin cancer
MeY6b TIL there's a city in Texas called Cut and Shoot, supposedly named after a boy shouted "I'm going to cut around the corner and shoot through the bushes in a minute!" during an altercation.