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TIL about the Huolongchushui: A dual-stage ballistic missile fielded by the ancient chinese navy in the 14th century, during the ming dynasty.

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4XmKa TIL Michael Caine legally changed his name because he got sick of airport security delays caused by his passport bearing his birth name, Maurice Micklewhite. It took him until he was 83 years old to get wound up enough.
grgOy TIL that in 2019, American actor Charles Levin, aged 70, died after his car got stuck in unmaintained wilderness road in Oregon. After trying to free it, he left the car in search of help and fell to his death down a 30-foot (9 m) embankment. The body of his dog, Boo Bear, was found inside the car.
6XVw TIL that rich people in China hire body doubles to serve their prison sentences.
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